User:Thesteve/DarkMetal

=The Quest for Dark Metal= I took part in an AFD on Dark Metal. Dark Metal seems to mean many things to many people. I need a reference guide, so here is a detailed list of my research into dark metal:

Origin
Prior to 1994, journalists and writers were using the term dark metal to describe a style of metal or classify the somber or negatively-themed music of certain bands. For instance, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath attracted the label due to their horror and occult-themed lyrics and imagery. The thing that solidified dark metal into a recognized genre is the release of Bethlehem's album of the same name. After that release in 1994, any band with a style of metal similar to that of Bethlehem might be placed into the genre of dark metal, and many writers consider the band Bethlehem to be the originators of the dark metal genre.

In the Title
I decided to search using "musik" instead of "music" on the hunch that there might be German sources. I was right.

Quotes from the Book

 * Zusammenfassend ließe sich sagen, daß die Gothic-Bewegung mit den Jahren immer vielschichtiger und vielseitiger geworden ist, so daß sie unzählige Musikbereiche (Genres)
 * In summary, it could be said that the Goth movement over the years has become increasingly complex and varied, so that they enjoy countless more music areas/genres/classifications (List)


 * Dennoch können nicht alle Bands dieser Genres – vor allem beim Dark-Metal oder Industrial – zwangsweise mit dem Etikett Gothic-Musik versehen werden.
 * Translation: Nevertheless, not all the bands in these genres - especially dark metal and Industrial music - have had the Gothic music label forced on them.

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=List of Dark Metal Bands= This is a list of bands described as dark metal.

A

 * Aeternus
 * Agalloch
 * Agathodaimon
 * Alastis
 * Alice in Chains
 * Anathema
 * Anthrax
 * At the Gates

B

 * Bathory
 * Bethlehem
 * Black Label Society
 * Black Sabbath
 * Blood Divine

C

 * Cannibal Corpse
 * Carcass
 * Cathedral
 * Celtic Frost
 * Children of Bodom
 * Cradle of Filth

D

 * Danzig
 * Dark Age
 * Dark Funeral
 * Dark Tranquility
 * Darkthrone
 * Death
 * Deathstars
 * Decoryah
 * Deicide
 * Dissection

E

 * Eisregen
 * Evergrey

F

 * Fear Factory
 * Freax

G

 * Gojira
 * Gorgoroth

H

 * Hellhammer

I

 * Iron Maiden

J

 * Judas Priest

K

 * Katatonia
 * Korn

L

 * Lacuna Coil
 * Lake of Tears
 * Lillian Axe
 * Living Sacrifice

M

 * Mayhem
 * Megadeth
 * Mercyful Fate
 * Meshuggah
 * Metallica
 * Moonspell
 * My Dying Bride

N

 * Napalm Death
 * Nemhain
 * Nevermore

O

 * Orphaned Land

P

 * Possessed
 * Psychotic Waltz

R

 * Rotting Christ

S

 * Scarve
 * Sculptured
 * Sepultura
 * Silentium
 * Slayer
 * Solution 13

T

 * The Gathering
 * The Old Dead Tree
 * Therion
 * Tiamat
 * Tool

U

 * URN

V

 * Venom
 * Virgin Black

Y

 * Yearning