first wave black metal
first wave black metal is a genre. first wave black metal grew out of Black metal. It sits close to National Socialist black metal, war metal, pop black metal, melodic black metal and viking metal, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into dark metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around first wave black metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where first wave black metal came from and where it led.
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first wave black metal connections
first wave black metal grew out of Black metal, shares an orbit with National Socialist black metal, war metal, pop black metal and melodic black metal, went on to shape dark metal. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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