Horror Metal

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:58 pm

Thoughts, favorites, most overhyped bands, etc.. discuss!
Obviously 'horror metal' refers mainly to the lyrical content and imagry of a band, so many different musical styles can fall into this category.
I'm not very familiar with many such bands; it seems that the horror vibe is a great idea for metal bands, but it risks coming across as very cheesy if a band is not careful.

metalmaster · Post by **metalmaster** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:22 am

easy:
Death SS
Paul Chain
Requiem
Black Hole
Ripper
Exorcist
Deliverance (Uk)
King Diamond
Halloween
Demon 2 first albums
Celtic Frost/Hellhammer
Warfare: Hammer Horror
Bathory 2 first albums

MexicanMetaler666 · Post by **MexicanMetaler666** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:59 am

Deat SS
Ripper
Impaler

King Zombie · Post by **King Zombie** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:07 am

BULLDOZER
VENOM
EXORCIST
VIOGGRESION
CANNIBAL CORPSE

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:38 am

ALICE COOPER IS THE GODFATHER

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue May 20, 2008 7:03 am

Roky Erickson

May not be metal but I can at least hear his influences in Pagan Altar (obvious) and early Demon...

+ he's scarier than the rest.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:18 am

DAMIEN STORM!

vansinne · Post by **vansinne** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:10 am

Let's not forget Denial of God. I like them the best when they decide to slow down a little.

Post by **DaN** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:19 am

DAMIEN STORM!

Post by **DaN** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:24 am

Even if I'm fully aware that there never was a "Horror Metal Scene" and hardly any bands that cathegorized themselves like this in the 80's, I'll gladly delude myself of the contrary. Hail Horror Hail!

From the olde days I can only think of 5 bands that would qualify as 100% bona-fide Horror Metal, and that's of corpse King Diamond, DEATH SS, RIPPER, MANIMALS and HALLOWEEN (US). Some runner-ups/"90%'ers" would be:
TROP FEROSS
DELIVERANCE (UK)
EXORCIST
IMPALER
...then comes various Doom/Black/Speed-acts with somewhat similar lyrical themes but with a more individual image.

Always been curious if there ever were any old 7"/demo/compilation acts that would belong in the 2 first cathe-Gorys?

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue May 20, 2008 10:33 am

Oh, and early Lizzy Borden. Although not one bit scary still dabbling with blood and axes and stuff!

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:56 am

Dream Death!

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:58 am

Some 'related' horror (metal) bands:

MISFITS (image/lyrics)
GOBLIN
GWAR
NOTRE DAME
NECROPHAGIA
DANZIG
THE RAVENOUS
WHITE ZOMBIE
69 EYES
LORDI
MORTICIAN
THEATRES DES VAMPIRES
VISION BLEAK

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:52 pm

69 what?

BlackStele · Post by **BlackStele** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:58 pm

why nobody mentioned BLOOD THIRSTY DEMONS and HELL??