| Gilliat, Cradle Of Filth ain't black metal. And in black metal usually the bands are as skillfull as any band but the music must be overcome due the low production. As for one of best bm albums, Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger, which is produced at Necrohell 2, the production is so muffled that it makes all the disortion from the guita disappear and te same drum comp drives all expect one track on the album. If you dont listen closely to the music it sounds all the same. It seems that not even one of the tracks are different from eachother while closely listening you will see that the guitar riffs are amazing and change every 1-4 minutes or so. And it needs skill to play same riff for minutes and play same comp for 6 minutes whitout even missing one hit.
Yes, it is true that you do not need to be very skilled with your instruments. Yes, you can make it big in bm with underproduced 4 tracker music. One thing where bm stands out of pop, rap and others is the fact that usually this music is much more deeper than those. For me great bm can be very underproduced and unskillful as long as the music comes from your heart. You can sense from music when they truly mean what they say. If the music is greatly and skillfully played but it is shallow then I wont listen to it.
And with this I do not try to convert you to listen bm like me 24/7 but pick even one album, Transilvanian Hunger for a example, and listen it closely from first track to the last. And at last, if you just discovered bm, try these bands: Grand Belial's Key, Barathrum(from Hailstorm to Legions Of Perkele) Darkthrone, Burzum, Lord Belial, VON, Havohej, Mayhem, Black Funeral...  |