Metal made by black musicians

Recommendations, discussions, questions & debates regarding the godly Metal of olde...
User avatar
Prowler
Posts: 1792
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:55 pm
Location: City of Damnation

Post by Prowler »

Herkus Monte wrote:I am certain I have seen a few black dudes on the photos of some more obscure Brazillian death/thrash bands from the 80`s but I cannot recall the names right now.
Oh, and there is also Mystifier...
No, excluding south american and african bands as about 70 % of the brazilian bands had members with afro american background and it's nothing special over there.
Cochino wrote:Black Dethe (they released only demos though)
And I'm not sure if the dude in the MA photo of Death Mask is black, latino or both.
Can't see any black guy in the LP photo, prohably Latino which leads me to another question, Jeff Scott Soto is he afro american or Latino? On the pic of the Panther MLP he looks latino, on another pic I've seen he looks more afro american "influenced". Does anyone know more?

And the guy of german Mass had indeed afro american roots. His dad was GI or something.
It's not easy to be the Antichrist ...
User avatar
Dirty Rocker
Posts: 1602
Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:54 pm
Location: Sweden

Post by Dirty Rocker »

SAPPHIRE (uk)
DRAGONFLY (uk)
THE DAWN OF THE MEGA-METAL
User avatar
Metalhunter
Posts: 164
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:02 pm
Location: In the mountains of Austria
Contact:

Post by Metalhunter »

Didn't fit exactly into the eighties, but it's a very cool band from the Netherlands...

Image
User avatar
HamburgerBoy
Posts: 98
Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:50 pm

Post by HamburgerBoy »

Blackkout (bass player Darren McFarland).
User avatar
Avenger
Posts: 8188
Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:36 pm
Location: Edmonton, Canada

Post by Avenger »

Prowler wrote:Jeff Scott Soto is he afro american or Latino? On the pic of the Panther MLP he looks latino, on another pic I've seen he looks more afro american "influenced". Does anyone know more?
I believe he's from Puerto Rico so that would make him Latino.
bigfootkit wrote:"Your Steel Is Not True"
stormspell wrote:"I hate all my releases. I only listen to Korn and Limp Bizkit, don't you know..."
User avatar
Khnud
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:45 pm
Location: Lund, Sweden

Post by Khnud »

Welcome to our dream
Welcome to our night
I can make you scream
I can make you fight
User avatar
Trigger
Posts: 856
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:11 pm
Location: Greece

Post by Trigger »

Wanted (US)
Wicca also,now that I'm reading the Snakepit mag...
Never trust the Goblin King....
User avatar
Cochino
Posts: 1836
Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:34 pm
Location: Argentina

Post by Cochino »

Avenger wrote:
Prowler wrote:Jeff Scott Soto is he afro american or Latino? On the pic of the Panther MLP he looks latino, on another pic I've seen he looks more afro american "influenced". Does anyone know more?
I believe he's from Puerto Rico so that would make him Latino.
Plenty of African descendants in Puerto Rico, so he could be both.

Which takes me to
Cochino wrote:Black Dethe (they released only demos though)
And I'm not sure if the dude in the MA photo of Death Mask is black, latino or both.
User avatar
Khnud
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:45 pm
Location: Lund, Sweden

Post by Khnud »

Oh sorry, didn't see you already mentioned them.
Welcome to our dream
Welcome to our night
I can make you scream
I can make you fight
User avatar
MEXDefenderOfSteel
Posts: 3895
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:04 am
Location: Mexico Shitty
Contact:

Post by MEXDefenderOfSteel »

first to come into my mind and that its not listed yet: Zoetrope
User avatar
Avenger
Posts: 8188
Joined: Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:36 pm
Location: Edmonton, Canada

Post by Avenger »

Cochino wrote:
Avenger wrote:
Prowler wrote:Jeff Scott Soto is he afro american or Latino? On the pic of the Panther MLP he looks latino, on another pic I've seen he looks more afro american "influenced". Does anyone know more?
I believe he's from Puerto Rico so that would make him Latino.
Plenty of African descendants in Puerto Rico, so he could be both.
Well, there are probably black people in nearly every country of the world so it's possible. Odds are better granted the majority of the population in Puerto Rico that he's latino though.
bigfootkit wrote:"Your Steel Is Not True"
stormspell wrote:"I hate all my releases. I only listen to Korn and Limp Bizkit, don't you know..."
User avatar
bigfootkit
Posts: 3140
Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:32 am
Location: Scotland
Contact:

Post by bigfootkit »

Samson (UK) had a black drummer (Mel Gaynor), post-Thunderstick.
I don't know if he made any recordings with them however.
I think he went on to join Simple Minds later. :?
Also, Jean Beauvoir was bassist with The Plasmatics, playing on "New Hope For The Wretched", "Beyond The Valley Of 1984" and "Metal Priestess".
He was the black dude with the peroxide mohawk, a very good look.
Yes, they started out as a Punk band, but they became more Metallic with each successive release, and are worthy of inclusion i reckon.
Same story with Bad Brains, by the time of "The Quickness", they were for all intents and purposes a Metal band, albeit an odd one.
Oh, and Bernie Torme's Electric Gypsies had a black bass player too, Everton Williams.
Last edited by bigfootkit on Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I cannot, I shall not, I will not obey.
Avenger wrote : I'm not a copyright office nor a judicial entity.
User avatar
Cochino
Posts: 1836
Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:34 pm
Location: Argentina

Post by Cochino »

Yeah, The Plasmatics also had a black drummer in Coup D'Etat who according to Metal Archives has been involved in some other Metal bands and is now playing with Joe Hasselvander.
User avatar
msp
Posts: 1238
Joined: Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:48 am
Location: Essex

Post by msp »

Living Colour - They supported Anthrax back in the 80's so they must have been metal.
Remember kids, only high priced rarities are true...
DeathMetalWeenie
Posts: 103
Joined: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:50 pm
Location: Canadian/ US border

Post by DeathMetalWeenie »

Black Death is the most metallic in my opinion, with the most over due CD re-edition.
Post Reply