Black Metal is reality…reality of what?
Our lovely and respected Metal sound survived many
evolutions over the years of the existence and bigger part of these evolutions
made Metal stronger and stronger. It’s pointless to speak about all sub-genres
here as all these stories were told for a million of times, or even more, heh.
What’s on my mind now is Black Metal. This, so called second
wave of the style born at the beginning of 90’s and mostly connected with
Scandinavian soil. What was all that about? What happened? Why?
I mean, if we are looking now in the past and these first
steps of 95% of the bands there we will find just a bunch of very young kids
(17-18 years old) trying to look very grim and evil and wile they ware learning
how to play their instruments in the same time they were also already creating
their very first demos, albums etc.. All these records were mostly badly
played, naively and with strange production BUT, they broth some new and very
gloomy spirit into extreme Metal, gave some new dimension and opened some
undiscovered gates until then. Together with their music those kids also took
some more serious steps and some of them did even stronger actions against
religious authorities and burned their local churches or maybe killed their
band’s mates for some reasons… Anyway, these stories are also very well known
around and there are no needs to speak about that again, here…right?
What’s my point here? Well, I’d like to know who are those
who choose Black Metal as very young ones and then after some years of being
extreme and wild they simply changed their directions and became just another
musician on the scene ready to swallow anything just to be popular and well
quoted names. What happened to all those kids from the beginning, those rebels
and soldiers of Satan? Sons of brave Viking past? Creatures of the night? What
happened after they became older?
Is it really possible that all these “spirits” and “honors”
were just a part of their late puberties and full-filled with testosterons so,
right after they grew up and discovered some other interesting things to do,
all that vanished like it never existed? Unfortunately, I think that’s very
possible and that’s the way it is…
All these bands from the beginning (respect to small
number of them who didn’t!) right after they
And that’s copy-paste model for almost entire Black Metal
scene. Where ever it started it’s the same. No matter if it’s deeply connected
with occult and satanic as in Scandinavia or
brainless radical right wings on the East, we have the same model. Bands start,
bands are rebels, bands are under “no compromise” banners, bands are their own
and they don’t give the fuck! But then, once they are recognized by the scene
and by the fans their troubles starts. Why troubles? Well, extreme occult and
satanic is fine for small underground circles, but it’s totally not cool for
the mainstream magazines, radios and TV’s. Right wings are fine in small
hometown gigs and local supporters but it’s forbidden in the bigger pars of the
World and you can’t go and play, promote and earn your money. So, what’s
happening then? It’s easy to see for sure. Satanists over the night change
their extreme looks, stage performances and occult themes wile right wings
panicly try to deny their connections with politic, racism and other craps…But
how come? I mean, it was so “true” and so “dedicated” and so….FUCK, it was
bullshit!
It was pose, lame, weak and shelter for frustrated ones…It’s
pity to realize, but…. I think that
Metal never had style like Black Metal with all these pretending and poses
inside of the genre. One genre and so many trends inside, trends without any
foundations and quality, trends so worthless and stupid. Some bands with every
single album change their ideology, statements and their “true” paths. Funniest
is with those who stared as Satanists, then turned to Pagans after they red one
or two books about history of their nations. But then, these Pagans somehow
connect themselves with Nazis and over the night they jump into the right wing
streams. Still, right wings means politic and other shits and suddenly your
shows start to be attended by a huge bold guys ready to fight anyone or
anything just for a wrong look so then, bands decide that’s not so cool and
again they turn to something new or old…Dam it man, that’s really fake…fake to
the bottom.
It’s very funny and somehow sad from the other side to take
interviews of some bands and compare them with what they’ve told just a few
years ago. Sometimes statements are so different that you really can’t be sure
if that’s the same person speaking here, and then, there.
Please, don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge fan of all Metal
genres and same it’s for Black Metal. I totally worship some bands and among my
favorite ones are also Black Metal names as well. I've played and still play in some Black Metal bands. But these facts can’t be
denied. Facts that Black Metal as genre is the biggest joke and biggest fake in
Metal, globally speaking. Other genres also suffered from their weak “seasons”
and trends but these were just phases and genres stayed strong, powerful,
direct and unique. But when it comes to Black Metal, we really can’t say that
as the biggest part of the bands are just a craps, pretenders and slaves of
temporary trends and poses. What’s worst is the fact that even underground
isn’t serious or independent anymore, but also massively infected with lame
fakeness and those without attitude and honor.
We could now start hundred of different topics about the
reasons for all that, but hey…that’s not the point here. Reasons are many,
reasons are everywhere but the main fact is, Black Metal as sub-genre of entire
Metal is and should remind fucking UNDERGROUND. Only there, without any
boundaries and limitations Black Metal can be strong and powerful with all it’s
magic. As long and you kids are trying to reach glory and money by playing
Black Metal, you’re wrong and you will stay wrong…
My deepest respect goes to just a few bands which represent
and defend Black Metal starting from the very beginning. I won’t name them here,
I know who they are, and you…. I Don’t know, and I don’t care…
