
post-black metal
post-black metal is a genre. post-black metal grew out of Black metal, Post-rock, progressive black metal, depressive black metal and atmospheric black metal. It sits close to war metal, pop black metal, melodic black metal, viking metal and Norsecore, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into atmospheric black metal, depressive suicidal black metal, post-metal, avant-garde metal and Blackgaze, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 16 connections around post-black metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where post-black metal came from and where it led.
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post-black metal connections
post-black metal grew out of Black metal, Post-rock, progressive black metal and depressive black metal, shares an orbit with war metal, pop black metal, melodic black metal and viking metal, went on to shape atmospheric black metal, depressive suicidal black metal, post-metal and avant-garde metal. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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