Tell somebody you're into black metal and you'll certainly draw that queer look. Been a headbanger since I was seven but I considered myself only 99% metal because I drew the line on black, melodic death being my favorite subgenre. But the dark side truly is strong and it incessantly beckoned.
I did a search on what black metal is even before I listened to the music. I found that the genre is more on creating atmosphere and that not every band in the niche is heartily singing about a horned guy with a tail and trident. I also found a jewel.
Rock and roll is all about freedom, about attitude. So if rock is about not conforming to all those rules that stifles our lives, black metal must be the most rebellious scion of them all. Let us keep that in mind as we consider a band that defied even the definition of black metal, Wolves in the Throne Room.
These guys are not following any of those gimmicks and lyrics that comes to mind when we hear the words "black metal." They are using the genre as a medium to express their oneness with nature. That truly is awesome badassness in my book. Nature's gone extreme heavy metal.
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