true black metal
true black metal is a genre. true black metal grew out of 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 Blackgaze, folk black metal, symphonic black metal, melodic black metal and viking metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 15 connections around true black metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where true black metal came from and where it led.
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true black metal connections
true black metal grew out of Black metal, shares an orbit with war metal, pop black metal, melodic black metal and viking metal, went on to shape Blackgaze, folk black metal, symphonic black metal and melodic black metal. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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