ThirdEye

Let it be clear: I am not advocating for the themes addressed by black metal (personally, I consider myself completely detached from a certain idea of Satan, God, heaven, hell, etc.); however, it is necessary to clarify and understand the "whys" of a certain music: until that moment, one would remain too vague and would only observe the surface (I apologize for the long post).

I allow myself to enter the discussion... @Stoney: your statement is half true. I absolutely agree when you say that "everyone wants to stand out, everyone wants to claim they listen to complicated things, but no one wants to commit to listening," but I disagree a bit on the rest. It seems to me that a fundamental component (probably the most fundamental one) is being overlooked regarding why a person, regardless of whether they have years of study behind them, starts making music: necessity. Speaking specifically about black metal, this genre is inextricably linked to satanic, pagan, spiritual, and folkloristic themes because it is necessarily part of the history and culture of those lands (specifically Norway, Sweden, Finland...) and the people from that place, including the musicians, feel it as their own; I’m sorry, but I truly don’t believe that these themes serve to give an aura of intellectualism or elitism to this music; on the contrary, they provide greater credibility and grounding, both historically and culturally... that’s why it’s Satan and not Lao Tzu, Confucius, or Buddha!!! Frankly, I would smile if I found a black metal band talking to me about Eastern philosophy... but just as I would smile for that, I would also smile at a blues band or a group playing Salento folk music because I would find that a bit forced (of course, there are due distinctions and ways to approach a certain theme). So, while unfortunately there are clowns and jokers who blatantly play up the superficial and the provocation (for purely commercial and advertising reasons, moreover), on the other hand, we cannot fail to recognize this type of music has an intrinsic dignity that finds its sense of existence in its cultural and spiritual background.

We pretty much think the exact same way, both about Morbid Angel, this album, and death metal in general... it’s true: the old school doesn’t forgive!

Wow, interesting! I'm not really into that genre, but I’ll check out Pendulum. Zion, what do you recommend?

Alright, thanks for the tip Bleak ;)

Congratulations... I only know them by name, which album do you recommend I start with?

Beautiful, congratulations... and I confirm the positive opinions about the cover!

In my opinion, it's not a matter of underestimation, but of a lack of understanding and consequently of acceptance... "If we make a careful comparison between European classical music and Jazz, we notice how the former has evolved very slowly and thanks to a few enlightened minds": well, frankly I would tread carefully with such statements, if for no other reason than because, at least in the beginning, you are comparing two cultures and especially completely different historical periods (the span of time in which classical music developed in Europe is much more extensive than that of music in America).

Everything is very beautiful

Good recommendation and the review is good too, it sparks curiosity. In my humble opinion, it conveys what it's about.