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Black 'n' roll 1997
Black metal with a rock and roll groove. Darkthrone turned this way on their own after 2006.
- Heaviness
- 7
- Speed
- 6
- Melody
- 7
- Where from
- Norway
- Tempo
- 140-190 bpm
- Song length
- 3-5 min
- Written about
- Drinking, Misanthropy, cheerfully, Rock and roll itself, Contempt for black metal's seriousness
- Vocals
- Growled or shrieked
Why this one
| You said | Black 'n' roll | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| A growl or a shriek When someone is singing, what should come out? | harsh | 100% | ×3 |
| Light How much weight do you want behind it? | 7 out of 10 | 50% | ×2 |
| Slow. Let it take its time. What pace? | 6 out of 10 | 50% | ×2 |
| This century Does it matter when it was made? | 1997 | 88% | ×1 |
| Being young and out late What should the words be about? | Drinking, Misanthropy, cheerfully, Rock and roll itself, Contempt for black metal's seriousness | 50% | ×1 |
| Yes. A proper melody. Do you want a tune you could hum afterwards? | 7 out of 10 | 70% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 71% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 6 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, heaviness 2, pace 2, era 1, about 1, melody 1 out of 10. Black 'n' roll ties with the next, and won on being the broader of the two. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Darkthrone, A Blaze in the Northern Sky 1992
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky. The production is intentional, not a flaw.
- 2The one to put on first
Kvelertak, Kvelertak 2010
Kvelertak - Kvelertak. Produced by Kurt Ballou, and you can hear it instantly.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Black metal, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Black 'n' roll's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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Gothic metal 70%
Death-doom that adds keyboards, romance and female vocals. It popularised the beauty-and-the-beast formula.
4 steps from Black 'n' roll, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Gothic metal -
Pirate metal 69%
Power metal with accordion and lyrics about rum. A small genre, entirely shameless and very effective live.
4 steps from Black 'n' roll, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Pirate metal
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- A growl or a shriek put 78 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Alternative rock, Blues rock, Doom metal. Worth 3 of 10.
- Light put 12 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Death metal, Brutal death metal, Sludge metal. Worth 2 of 10.
- Slow. Let it take its time. put 22 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Hardcore punk, Black metal, Death metal. Worth 2 of 10.
- This century put 43 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Blues rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- Being young and out late put 115 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- Yes. A proper melody. put 12 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Grindcore, Brutal death metal, Cybergrind. Worth 1 of 10.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.