Blackened Death Metal

Blackened Death Metal emerged in the late 1980s, primarily in Scandinavia, when musicians decided that piling on the darkness was far more effective than a simple existential crisis. It combines the ferocity of death metal with the atmospheric bleakness of black metal, resulting in a sound that could make even the most cheerful of souls contemplate the void. Fans often find themselves torn between headbanging and pondering the meaning of life, whilst also wondering how much more blast beat could possibly be crammed into one song.