The History Of Black Metal In 38 Guitar Riffs

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The History Of Black Metal In 38 Guitar Riffs

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Simon Smith

4 жыл бұрын

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@retrorider7521 4 жыл бұрын

1:08 Venom - Black Metal 1:33 Astaroth - Black Priest 1:52 Bathory - Armagedon 2:33 Celtic Frost - Jewel Throne 2:58 KAT - Killer 3:46 Mayhem - Deathcrush 4:14 Darkthrone - Land of frost 4:36 Isengard - Thy Gruesome Death 5:05 Sabbat - Crying in last 5:35 Burzum - Lost Wisdom 6:16 Immortal - Blacker than darkness 6:47 Emperor - Cosmic Key to my creation & times 8:30 Dissection - Where dead angels lie 9:05 Gorgoroth - Sorg 9:58 Ulver - Wolf & Fear 10:29 Nargaroth - Karmageddon 10:56 Horna - Yhdeksan yo 11:36 Nifelheim - War of doom 12:19 Akercocke - Horns of baphomet 13:01 Deathspell omega - Bleeding them like swines 13:27 Marduk - With satan & victorious weapons 14:47 Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus 15:19 Peste Noire - Le Mort Joyeux 15:46 Blut Aus Nord - The Odinist 16:17 Alghazanth - The Kings to come 16:54 Behemoth - Ov Fire & the void 18:06 Taake - Myr 18:44 Wodensthrone - The Great Darkness 19:25 Koldbrann - Vertigo 20:08 Nocturnal Depression - Nocte Aeterna 21:02 Lluvia - Divinidad 22:27 Winterfylleth - The Dark Hereafter 23:18 Goatmoon- Wolf Night 24:21 MGLA - Age of Excuse II

@WalidFeghali 4 жыл бұрын

Forgot Drudkh T_T And Dimmu Borgir.

@yanggyan9729 4 жыл бұрын

..and satyricon

@user-ph2qn6ti4k 4 жыл бұрын

14.14 Dark Fortress

@TJV83 4 жыл бұрын

KimJiHoon close enough, you truly are a god amongst men!!

@Vladi306 4 жыл бұрын

5:35 Every time I pick up a guitar I end up playing this riff at some point. I play it with more power chords in the first part though. 🤘

@Gjerstad 4 жыл бұрын

This really shows the seismic shift that Darkthrone and Burzum and then the whole norwegian scene was. Awesome music history lesson!

@brunocharbonneau5272 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, this is the point in BM where it started to have it's own sound rather than being trash metal with different themes in the lyrics

@deliciousdishes4531 4 жыл бұрын

I think he could've included some other movements though. Like he included DSO, but their non-influential stuff? So many people do this dissonant DSO type of bm nowadays, but it wasn't really a factor. Similar to BaN.

@oldgoattheantichrist3468 2 жыл бұрын

Emperor is insulted by this comment.

@vampmode9132 Жыл бұрын

@oldgoattheantichrist3468 a lot of bands now sound like emperor, but now almost EVERY new BM band is influenced or sounds like Darkthrone and Burzum, they changed it from stripped back thrash to dissonant depressing atmosphere driven noise

@stigmatvm228 4 жыл бұрын

*Will he play Burzum? Let's find out!*

@keyboardcorrector2340 4 жыл бұрын

The first thing I thought about when seeing the thumbnail.

@themule8625 4 жыл бұрын

He did, as well as taake. But no satanic warmaster. Also rip thulean prospective.

@outtrazd6552 4 жыл бұрын

5:34

@Marcrobyroth 4 жыл бұрын

@@themule8625 hust Goatmoon... Hust

@cometothesabbat 4 жыл бұрын

In Norway people listen to Mayhem AND Burzum (but most importantly Darkthrone). Are you a 14 year old fanboy who just discovered black metal after seeing Lords Of Chaos?

@Aaron-le6xs 4 жыл бұрын

I love the amount of effort put into this video

@tomix1970pl1 3 жыл бұрын

i dont like effort

@jonoakley6795 4 жыл бұрын

That Ulver riff.

@w.j.christophe8779 4 жыл бұрын

Nattens Madrigal!

@valkpauk7270 4 жыл бұрын

Fuckomg classic in my eyes. Looks like he had a hard time as well :D

@80Dannyla 4 жыл бұрын

Now with good sounds!

@Chaosmos_1349 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds better than the original recording

@OneTrueVikingbard 4 жыл бұрын

I knew there was a good reason I started listening to Garm’s older material

@Asmogrim 4 жыл бұрын

Dude your drum programming skills are OVERPOWERED. I'd love to see a tutorial on how you do them/your workflow/whatever you want to call it.

@tomix1970pl1 3 жыл бұрын

There is nothing special in drums.Every aplication has this and it sounds bed.Not good at all for radio ready song.

@standarduck5860 3 жыл бұрын

@@tomix1970pl1 radio ready? this is a youtube video showing the various riffs in BM history. What are you talking about?

@spacecadet1333 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomix1970pl1 its literally black metal these sound "good" compared to literally 99% of raw black metal. in black metal the recording is meant to be as shitty as possible

@zigx666syn9 Жыл бұрын

@@tomix1970pl1 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

@mdbr155 4 жыл бұрын

This video is like a compass to anyone who wants to get an introduction to black metal good job, great playing man

@HSTrejoLuna 4 жыл бұрын

@Capillus 4 жыл бұрын

As an outsider, I have noticed that open strings play the most important role in black metal riffs.

@Lectwar6 4 жыл бұрын

that is THE burzum riff to use. he invented atmospheric blackmetal with that album

@God4445 4 жыл бұрын

Far from it sir

@awkwardsaxon9418 4 жыл бұрын

Acktschually

@containternet9290 Жыл бұрын

Burzum is a poor ripoff of Bathory.

@AMB666 4 жыл бұрын

This content deserves more likes. I really appreciate the effort to make this video perfect.

@devononair 4 жыл бұрын

Well, except for the intro, where I nearly fell asleep.

@esther8262 4 жыл бұрын

@@devononair you must fall asleep very quickly because the intro was literally 1 minute

@mcrittenden9510 4 жыл бұрын

It's so amazing to me that Jon from dissection was writing riffs as modern sounding as "where dead angels lie" before gorgoroth put out Antichrist Not talking bad on gorgoroth love them, just insane how ahead of it's time storm of the lights bane was. RIP

@MB-rc8ie 4 жыл бұрын

Im pleasently surprised that you included KAT on this list. Not many people outside of Poland know them. It's a shame, because they wrote music on higher level than many well known bands . Thank you!

@Gragi 4 жыл бұрын

szkoda tylko, że 2 numery powstały na bazie riffów, które nie zostały wymyślone przez Kata :D A Luczyk tak zarzucał Romanowi, że jest cover bandem :D

@maxek46 4 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend any albums or songs for us to try out?

@Gragi 4 жыл бұрын

@@maxek46 from KAT? ofc Metal and Hell album, but if you dont afraid Polish language that you should check every album. Especially I recommend Oddech Wymarłych Światów, Bastard and Róże Miłości Najchętniej Przyjmują Się Na Grobach.

@MB-rc8ie 4 жыл бұрын

@@maxek46 Yes, with pleasure. 1. From album "Metal and Hell" (english version of album "666") song: "time of revenge". It's only one in English, but it's not as great as 2 and 3 for me. 2. From album "Oddech wymarłych światów" (en. "Breath of extinct worlds") songs: "Bramy żądz" (Gates of lust), "Porwany Obłędem" (Possessed by Madness). This is best album in my opinion if you would like to listen to the one whole album. 3. From album "Bastard" - "Zawieszony sznur" ("Hanging rope" my favourite song!), "Piwniczne widziadła" (Basement phantoms) 4. From album "...Róże miłości najchętniej przyjmują się na grobach" - song Odi profanum vulgus. I dont like this album very much, but the one song is great. 5. There are also albums: "Ballady" (en. Ballads - more slower, melancholic songs, maybe not so interesting for non polish people), "Szydercze zwierciadło" (I like it but maybe not so great for others 2 i 3 is a must - really great peaces with lot of fantastic thrash metal riffs and compositions, but they are only in Polish. But beware. There was a conflict and the band was split, so there are two "Kat" now and one of them is very weak. So you can find a few bad albums under this name. The one listed by me are original Kat albums, so better stick to them.

@maxek46 4 жыл бұрын

@@Gragi Thank you! Much of what I listen to isn't in English so always curious!

@TheMorbidAsshole 4 жыл бұрын

Poland is spitting put godly black metal these days

@tymoteuszsalej177 4 жыл бұрын

True

@MB-rc8ie 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there is a great black metal scene in this country.

@tymoteuszsalej177 4 жыл бұрын

@@MB-rc8ie no kurwa wiadomo

@yomuthabyotch 4 жыл бұрын

ungodly you mean.

@deathmetalmarten 4 жыл бұрын

Mgła!

@xisotopex 4 жыл бұрын

listening to this xmas day.... I remember when I bought the bathory album way back in 1985.... the cover art scared the heck out of me.... getting a tape and some magazines from some kid in norway....around the same time, took like 6 months to get to me in texas still have those copies somewhere... slayer magazine

@nobruno34 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting to see the evolution through time and how catchy and rock'n'roll where the early years, and how it's getting more "complicated" and faster tempos in the recent years, even tho great riffs too... Good job mate compiling this!

@CosmicAtmosphere 4 жыл бұрын

Superb! Incredible, catching video. You can understand and feel the diversity and also the evolution of Black Metal. Thanks a lot. This video has to be watched in every introduction to the genre. Keep up the good job!

@TheTobesOfHades 4 жыл бұрын

I normally don't watch these "history of x guitar riffs" but I enjoyed yours. Great job on a great genre.

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@Alberts_Stuff 4 жыл бұрын

That Burzum one sent me into dark mode

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

🤘 vrrrdddd 🤘

@tenchzen2285 4 жыл бұрын

Dark mode yes. This is the sad that turns to self loathing, suicide and rage. No such thing as a happy black metal band. I think.

@Alberts_Stuff 4 жыл бұрын

@@tenchzen2285 Yes I want the world to burn when I hear stuff like that. Hence why I'm more of an acoustic person 😁

@Icyes21 4 жыл бұрын

I dunno what you guys are talking about. I go into dark mode, but more like an introverted type of happy place. The darkness maketh me smile

@Alberts_Stuff 4 жыл бұрын

@@Icyes21 I was just kidding :) About the world burning that is.

@thetruemusichead 4 жыл бұрын

Its like Burzum straight up just somehow stumbled upon some lost and forgotten chords and progressions. Such genius riffs.

@carlcat3944 4 жыл бұрын

I think that's my new favorite video. Great work, like an acoustic history lesson.

@LouisWinthorpe622 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, Black Metal riffs at Christmas. Lovely.

@shawns6566 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely tremendous work. Some of the best metal content on all of KZfaq

@jakethemisanthrope9442 4 жыл бұрын

This is what they call QUALITY CONTENT. phenomenal stuff

@momentumspace 4 жыл бұрын

While I disagree with a handful of selections, the time and effort put in to this project must be acknowledged and applauded. Awesome job!

@lilienkranz9006 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Simon, it was very interesting. Discovered a few solid songs i haven't heard before.

@davidjairala69 4 жыл бұрын

It's like the history of one guy learning to play guitar over the course of 37 years

@bigt6889 4 жыл бұрын

Well done sir really enjoyed this. Still think dissection cant be topped. Great job mate as always

@zimorog 4 жыл бұрын

where is your white coat? dr. Simon

@silvasantosjc2011 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your channel.

@zimorog 4 жыл бұрын

@@silvasantosjc2011

@roscoe6937 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely did your Channel, and Satan in the forest

@repomansez 4 жыл бұрын

i did now know your channel until i saw this comment. i really enjoyed it as well

@boy-ish4703 4 жыл бұрын

I love you

@markblack5015 4 жыл бұрын

Kat band is my favorite, from him I started listening to metal.

@karoldrozdowski3914 4 жыл бұрын

Kat is amazing especially 666 and oddech wymarłych światów

@MrDeviathan 4 жыл бұрын

I severly miss Christ Agony. Unholyunion, Deamoonseth act II and Moonlight act III are absolute masterpieces, that are not even widely known in Poland.

@tamarajancic5090 4 жыл бұрын

I'm listening to this and thinking what s nice little project this actually is. Something different, with a lot of effort. Good job.

@twowiresthick 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the video :) thanks for making it. I'll go back and learn to play the songs. Good practice material. You rock!

@cirjames2540 4 жыл бұрын

Just in time for Christmas! \m/ Thank you Simon.

@sisaktamas 4 жыл бұрын

I always felt Jon Nodtveidt was the Vivaldi of metal: complex and 'true', but melodic and simply sticking into your ears.

@captnevilstomper118 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to 2024 when youtube algorythm is gonna recomand this video to me again

@pupu6oi74 4 жыл бұрын

YES!!!! Blut Aus Nord - Odinist @15:50 Amazing album! Thank you for the video, Simon.

@georgecolby7488 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, that Satyricon riff was filthy! My favorite black metal bands lately have been Mgla, Uada, and Advent Sorrow.

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@konradfraczek6482 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic compilation. I have to admit I did not expect Polish KAT at all, mostly because I always thought they are not even remotely known abroad (predominantly because of the language barrier). You made my day, Sir (even more, I was born in 1986)

@flyingtowel807 4 жыл бұрын

lovely selection

@LadyDark000 4 жыл бұрын

many times I search about black metal and I came across your videos, it't time to subscribe!

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🤘

@garonmartin1756 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible video! Really appreciate all the effort that went into it.

@blackmetalraider8081 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing Simon . Thx so much . Very fun to watch . I found myself thinking ahead and guessing what band / album/ song you were going to play next. Do you have a favorite you like to play?

@ivrishcon-abarth38 4 жыл бұрын

Never heard of Drudkh before, very happy to having listened all, some familiar, some not. My personal favourites (or at least my head started banging the keyboard unvoluntarily) 1991 and 2009. Now onto searching more of Drudkh... Well done Sir!

@getthebrewsin6258 4 жыл бұрын

Ivrish con-Abarth Drudkh’s early albums are way better than their newer stuff. Far more atmospheric.

@iluvatar7313 4 жыл бұрын

Loved to see In the Mist By The Hills on the playlist Keep it up, much respect from Greece!

@caseyrobertson5574 4 жыл бұрын

damn that Celtic Frost song sounded perfect! you really have that tone down perfect! \m/ awesome video man!

@bigdawghoss9871 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing Llluvia. Mexico has an outstanding BM scene i've been meaning to dig into. Eternidad Solemneis an absolute masterpiece.

@alexandercyan2769 4 жыл бұрын

Was really surprised you didn't pick the most well known songs for some of these bands! I'm really glad you didn't \m/ keep up the amazing work! Edit : Marduk - World Funeral would be a better pick in my opinion, this song hits hard

@opethinchains 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. The all black PRS is just perfect. Beautiful. Dream guitar.

@andreafiorigeek 4 жыл бұрын

So many emotions and memories for me. Great job man!

@VastChoirs 4 жыл бұрын

After listening to this, it seems like black metal got better and just keeps getting better overall. You did not even choose a lot of really awesome bands and most were more 'mainstream' in black metal terms, but still this genre is clearly progressing and becoming better. Although it seems to do well when cross-pollinating with other genres, I don't think "pure" death metal is similarly improving on average year after year.

@PazBinv1 4 жыл бұрын

I very much got the impression from this video that once the 90's were over, Black Metal was too and now it's just variations in stuff that's 20 years old.

@VastChoirs 4 жыл бұрын

@@PazBinv1 Oh. Well I'm sorry about you being wrong.

@kvltchocolate690 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Deathspell Omega choice ! Fantastic video

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@michaelbalcazar3990 4 жыл бұрын

Very well thought out and cool video! Awesome as always Simon!

@BlackFaceTrudeau 4 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video! The amount of knowledge you have is mind blowing, thanks!

@VegardSneedsen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Akercocke getting a shout.

@user-dj6lj1dl1c 4 жыл бұрын

Lewym16 cock lol yes I know I have no sense of humour

@itsyaboy3870 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-dj6lj1dl1c Well thanks for letting us know!

@Chaosmos_1349 4 жыл бұрын

Great job picking the bands. I know some people would prefer different albums from bands in different slots, but I think you constructed it pretty well. Was gonna be upset if Emperor wasn’t in 93 though haha. Love that you picked Akercocke. Also Mgła for 2019 is awesome, one of the best modern BM bands right now. Mayhem’s 2019 album was pretty damn good too.

@ArmandoLopez-qt6vz 4 жыл бұрын

I learned some new bands/albums thanks to this. Thank you!!

@danmoth5126 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work putting this together. Horns up, bro.

@duwi8344 4 жыл бұрын

Only missing Havukruunu ;) But love that you included ND, Drudkh and MGLA.

@Obelstein 4 жыл бұрын

Good choice for 2019! Age of Excuse is really great!

@voronOsphere 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this, Simon! And Happy 2020!

@agemadrid835 4 жыл бұрын

Man, that Akercocke riff... Never heard of em but WOW! Love your channel. Cheers mate!

@mrk.dilkington 4 жыл бұрын

Good band, Goat of Mendes was a good album. Rape of the bastard nazarene too.

@chrishawkins2267 4 жыл бұрын

As a longtime Black Metal fan, I enjoyed the selections. That riff from the new MGLA album is absolutely furious!

@the_trash_mane5875 4 жыл бұрын

Only thing I was a bit bummed about was the selection of the deathspell omega song! using some of their later stuff from Paracletus would have been cool to see. Great video though!

@tomdavis2528 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid man. Great selection and execution. Cheers from Oz.

@Mabelearth 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great inspiration to have listened all the above albums one by one..🤘🏼

@svartframtid5539 4 жыл бұрын

I'd choose some other tracks, but that's the matter of taste, still I like the idea. Great vid

@andrewbellavie795 4 жыл бұрын

So many interesting choices... Really subverted my expectations.

@MrSylthas 4 жыл бұрын

What a journey ! Thanks a lot, discovered a lot of tunes :):)

@jonathancabezas5695 4 жыл бұрын

Good job man! This video was terrific!

@JP-mz8xd 4 жыл бұрын

Great list - I wore my DMDS hood while listening. The best song on your list overall champion is “where dead angels lie” Forever Dissection all awesome songs anyway... the Marduk album was the runner up just for pure military awesomeness

@CJ-hq6zz 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid.Keep up the good work. Hail from Uzbekistan \../

@builtforsins 4 жыл бұрын

Great collection of awesome riffs.

@DaniFilth84 4 жыл бұрын

Man, that was awesome. Thanks for this vid.

@nooralamgir3703 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you aint doing only the famous ones

@hubertciso2068 4 жыл бұрын

KAT!!! KILLER!! Greetings from Poland!!!

@matternicuss 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, and very good choice from Blut Aus Nord!

@NeglectedField 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid. Didn't expect to see Wodensthrone or Winterfylleth in there! I'd have personally chosen a more 'iconic' Drudkh riff but props for including them.

@blauwarm7533 4 жыл бұрын

Expected Mgła to appear at 2015. Wow Nice job!

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

It was a toss up but I love the new album more

@sothis1448 4 жыл бұрын

@@SimonSmithGuitar homosexual.

@morbidangel47 4 жыл бұрын

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw and heard Lluvia. Eternidad Solemne is an incredible album.

@vitaliyr2746 4 жыл бұрын

Great thanks for Drudkh!!!

@BodomBeachKiller 4 жыл бұрын

YES 1997!! You've made an amazing video here my friend. And your taste/knowledge is impeccable! Bravo!

@shawni279 4 жыл бұрын

Awh boy. I thought you deleted your account. I’m glad that you are still uploading more videos. You taught me how to play lot of black metal

@rupe82 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Any chance you can do death metal too?

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@mariuswegner4173 4 жыл бұрын

Rupe I think its impossible to choose one Death song for that video.

@MundodasGuitarras 4 жыл бұрын

History of heavy metal - 3 hour long video

@dsub8534 4 жыл бұрын

@@SimonSmithGuitar would love this!!

@travelonfire9599 4 жыл бұрын

yes plz!

@justindevoe9556 4 жыл бұрын

The whole beginning I was like “man I really hope he picks Lost Wisdom for Burzum” and was delighted to see you did. Probably my all time favorite black metal riff

@billrootes-composersongwri5552 4 жыл бұрын

Lyrical context I suppose

@mordredthemightymetalhead292 4 жыл бұрын

@@billrootes-composersongwri5552 He picked that particular Demo too! The one shown to Euronymous for Helvete!

@Agte1234 4 жыл бұрын

Agree but along with Black Spell of Destruction

@northernbrother417 4 жыл бұрын

I like the really slow part from "a sad lost forgotten spirit" or the hellish part after its quiet for a moment on "feeble screams from forests unknown. Hell I love that whole album

@mennser 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Simon!

@robbieredrum5953 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a part 2. Loved the songs you picked for this.

@sanny8716 4 жыл бұрын

I like your drum sounds

@ivanmarkevich3973 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Drudkh

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

🤘

@Targon999 4 жыл бұрын

this is actually quite interesting, good job man!

@JarbasOVOS 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for giving me an awesome new playlist !

@catsoncoke 4 жыл бұрын

I felt that burzum riff in my chest

@andreasyggdrasil3244 4 жыл бұрын

For 2015 I really expected Mgla, but Lluvia surprised me! 👍 But finally I heard Mgla for the year 2019!

@66maggot61 4 жыл бұрын

Age of Excuse is awesome, but Exercises in Futility is better imo

@pgc6240 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love the idea & effort you put in this. Wish it to be Saor - "Guardians" at 2016 tho, but Winterfylleth is good enough too!

@silentsilent4601 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty impressive in choices, skill, dedication and education! Awesome

@BassManqk 4 жыл бұрын

the Nocturnal Depression song sounds a little like Angel Witch - Something Wrong

@anubisu1024 4 жыл бұрын

Winterfylleth, Drudkh, Mgla... we have precious semi-melodic black metal bands now...

@kujonatsu 3 жыл бұрын

awesome riffs

@antonio_616 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was very interesting to remember the old bands

@Hegder 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate. A few unexpected choices in there too!

@NervoAsiatico_4421 4 жыл бұрын

Well done bro

@FutschasAnanas 4 жыл бұрын

I think i have told you before, but you are my hero !

@SimonSmithGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

You're mine!!

@MrDaoJones 4 жыл бұрын

I love your channel man. 1994 had Ceremony of the Opposites right in between Emperor (93) and Dissection (95)! Now you have to do a cover of Black Trip.