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Horror Metal
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:58 pm
by nightsblood
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.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:22 am
by metalmaster
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
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:59 am
by MexicanMetaler666
Deat SS
Ripper
Impaler
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:07 am
by King Zombie
BULLDOZER
VENOM
EXORCIST
VIOGGRESION
CANNIBAL CORPSE
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:38 am
by MEXDefenderOfSteel
ALICE COOPER IS THE GODFATHER
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:03 am
by GJ
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.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:18 am
by ION BRITTON
DAMIEN STORM!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:10 am
by vansinne
Let's not forget Denial of God. I like them the best when they decide to slow down a little.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:19 am
by DaN
DAMIEN STORM!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:24 am
by DaN
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?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:33 am
by GJ
Oh, and early Lizzy Borden. Although not one bit scary still dabbling with blood and axes and stuff!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:56 am
by Black Axe
Dream Death!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:58 am
by Korgüll
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
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:52 pm
by MEXDefenderOfSteel
69 what?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:58 pm
by BlackStele
why nobody mentioned BLOOD THIRSTY DEMONS and HELL??
