I'm about to head to work but let me see what I can dig up, later today. By the way love Grand Belial's Key. Those dudes know how to write riffs. And if you don't have an aversion to sometimes racist lyrics, you'll definitely like Arghoslent. No one writes catchier death metal songs than Arghoslent, they're basically the Grand Belial's Key of death metal.

I'm up in north NJ, a little bit outside of NYC doing process design for petrochemicals/refining/anything with hydrocarbons. I'm always listening to black metal in fact listening to Bone Awl right now, though they're not really up your alley. Actually just listened to some Mgla last night. Fucking love Mdłości + Further Down the Nest especially this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qci5BOtenA). Also been listening to a lot of Velvet Cacoon of late. Not sure if you'd like them, they're kind of Burzumy. Really fuzzy, warm, atmospheric black metal with some hissing vocals.

Went with the $$$. Was never seriously considering grad school. I heard you made the same choice as well. I think we made the right decision.

I'm excited to hear this. I'm interested to see where they go musically and lyrically now that they're done with their trilogy.

Yeah user name daleallen.

Also try listening to Portal. They're more death metal than black metal but I know a lot of people who like Deathspell like them.

Definitely check out their split with S.V.E.S.T. "Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum" and "Mass Grave Aesthetics" isn't too bad either.

I assume you've listened to Kénôse by Deathspell but if not do so now. It's like a mix of Si and Fas.

I like Darkspace III but I'm partial to Tobias Möckl's Paysage d'Hiver. It's kind of like a rawer Darkspace in a way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSO77ExdzDk

You're right there's not anything really like them. They're often called "orthodox black metal" but the bands within this "genre" diverge widely. Your best bet might be Blut Aus Nord's "The Work Which Transforms God". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnB5wjynGs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChHxWY7_OwI. Funeral Mist's "Salvation" has the same sort of lyrical thing going on but the music is not as up to snuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4BoDgKsG4k. At this point I'm just kind of throwing out shots in the dark but you might also like Lurker of Chalice, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GBSIq1UWmg. Wormlust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh2Cck8svr0. Not very similar but if you like DsO's vocals then you might like Aspa's solo project Clandestine Blaze, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADi1AQ654Cg. Are you looking for something more chaotic like "Fas..." or something more along the lines of "Si..."?

Answering your question on Anaal Nathrakh's page, I think you should listen to "In The Constellation of The Black Widow".

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Your taste is awesome too!

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john butler trio! will i be seeing you tonight?

well, it will be over quickly (hopefully) and then you dont go back until what, isnt UD around Halloween or something that you start back? :p I know suzanne is throwing a raging party at her house for her friends lol better see you there

damn, does that include exams?

willlll! get your ass back to delmar! now.

that's great to know- i'll definitely check them out!! and nice seeing you in the dining hall today hehe

i don't know- i've always liked a lot of experimental and progressive stuff. i also have the hipster kid in me so i like a lot of indie too but i'm always into music that isn't so predictable and pretty (if that makes any sense to you lol.)

how's that?

i love our tumultuous lastfm relationship.. now we have very high compatibility.

they're in there lol. i think i've loved a song or two of theirs at some point.

Oh I'll get there when I get there you little sob

Pretty sure I have more prog rock on my page than you do and I barely listen to it :)

This page needs more metal

Just listening to Summoning now and thought that they might be the perfect introductory black metal band for you. Vocals aren't very harsh, not too much distortion, and a very warm production. Plus they are the most epic, and I do not use this term loosely, band that I've ever heard. So if you get a chance check out them out. I suggest "Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame" or "Oath Bound."

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No problem. And I see we somehow just went down back to low compatibility after having high compatibility about a day ago. Last.fm is so fickle.

Post continued... Also Deathspell Omega's Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum and Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice are both masterpieces but extremely challenging albums but I get the feeling that you'd appreciate them. I have about a 1,000 more albums I could recommend but I think that that will suffice for now. Also a note about listening to black metal, normally I get the most out of it when listening at night and alone as it supplements the atmosphere of the music.

Well I strongly recommend Darkthrone but they can be kind of harsh to listen to at first. They're 2nd, 3rd, and 4th albums are often viewed as their best, though I think their 5th can also make that case. For them I'd suggest Under a Funeral Moon, Transilvanian Hunger (a really love/hate album but generally viewed as their magnum opus), and Panzerfaust. However, given your tastes I think you should check out in this approximate order, Emperor-In the Nightside Eclipse, Emperor is the only band that can really pull off symphonic metal in my eyes, Dissection-Storm of the Light's Bane or The Somberlain, both good pieces of melodic black metal, Burzum-Hvis Lyset Tar Oss or Filosofem, any of the 3 full length of Wolves in the Throne Room, Summoning-Stronghold, Peste Noire-La Sanie des siècles - Panégyrique de la dégénérescence, my favorite black metal album but it's a pretty harsh listen, Mayhem-De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, another one of my personal favorite.

Yeah I definitely got to get to hearing that then. But if you like Alcest I think you should definitely check out Agalloch in case you already haven't. You'll probably love them.

Supposedly Alcest new album, Écailles de Lune, has leaked. I've heard it's harsher than Souvenirs but still pretty good. Just wanted to tell you in case you hadn't already heard.

Yeah I've heard Souvenirs and liked it a lot. Neige also has another band, Amesoeurs, who just broke up but released a self titled album in 2009 that is a lot like Alcest but probably a little more black metal than post-punk and shoegaze. You might like it if you haven't already heard it. And I'm just becoming a big fan of My Bloody Valentine of late because for the longest time I had mixed them up with the metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine, whom I hate.

I don't know if I have any scrobbled on here but post-rock is a genre I've just been recently getting into. So far Godspeed is the only pure post-rock band that really does anything for me but I listen to fair amount of those hipster black metal/post-rock hybrids.

At least we have a few artists in common.

Your musical compatibility with illway is Super Music you have in common includes Blind Guardian, Opeth, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend and Liquid Tension Experiment. nice taste

http://www.mevio.com/episode/209262/devin-townsend-acoustic-on-mevio-underground

That Wisp album was pretty dope!

If you're looking for singers like Devin Townsend, Textures might be a good try. But I think Warrel Dane of Nevermore (and solo) comes the closest.

If you're looking for some vocalist who sound like Devin Townsend, check out the band Textures. Eric Kalsbeek mostly screams, but his croons are more inspired by Devin and sings cleanly mostly in the songs Awake and Messengers.

Thanks for the rec, I'm gonna check that out.

Thanks, you too man. Kewl Townsend plays, I'm about to listen to Physicist for the first time a little later. Kinda new to electronic music but I'm really liking what I've heard!

Congrats sir, you are currently the closest to not being a faggot in the last.fm thread.

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and you have that album labeled wrong. It was released under The Devin Townsend Band not Devin Townsend

It's been out bud

I'm glad you liked it! It's the first album I heard too! Any favorite songs?