What on Earth is 'Black Metal'?

[Everything Sucks]

I've never actually heard of black metal until I came across this forum. Could people please explain what it is? Also, could give me some suggestions of good black metal songs to download or records to buy? Thanks.

[Lord Darian]

Impaled Northern Moonforest

[Ninjavenom]

Look at the "good BM bands?" thread.

[Big Papa Goat]

BM is the raw essence of pure black evil in man
http://www.metalstorm.ee/fun/101.htm

[Everything Sucks]

That site was pretty damn funny :lol
Do those bands really take that Satan worshipping thing seriously?

[Big Papa Goat]

Well, Black Metal isn't just about Satanism, there are other topics, such as vampirism, lycanthropy, sodomy, forests, all of the afforementioned together ( ie a werewolf sodomizing a vampire in a forest. I think thats what Amor E Morte by CoF is about now that I think about it) paganism, heathenism, Viking God worship (see Viking Metal) wiccanism, goats, being kvlt (kvlt being 'cult' in norwegian) sodomizing goats, bleeding goats, sodomizing goats, death, and various goth-ish topics also pervade the wonderful sub genre that we call Black Metal. :( :chatter :maul :hangman :goth :lol2

[Perndog]

Black metal is Bad Brains and Living Colour. Duh :rolleyes

[The_voice_of_reason]

You stole that from my last signature >: I stole it from Vomitron

[The Retro Kat]

Hey ninja, isn't Dimmu considered black metal?

[Ninjavenom]

yus.

[Darko]

You totally forgot the most important black metal band ever: Body Count.

[whoreable]

African American Metal >: