Romantic Black Metal
Some Sexy, Soothing Walls-of-Sound for Serenading that Significant Someone
Black metal is not usually going to be the first genre to pop into one’s mind when discussing romantic albums. That is, unless you’re a woman who hates themself. If that’s the case, Nattefrost and Archgoat have plenty of songs for you. However, any wizard worth their salt doesn’t want a powerless witch alongside them. Thankfully, there’s some earnestly written black metal out there that doesn’t carry all the overly-postured, machismo-laden insecurity of the Second Wave.
Some would argue that romance is no place for black metal; those people can go fuck themselves. In all likelihood, they don’t have any other choice.
Occasionally, a black metal artist so bold will assemble an album overflowing with heroic ballads, trumpet fanfare, soothing woodwinds, and uh… galloping cadences (wink wink). To reward such an earnest leap, here’s some romantic black metal recommendations for the impending holiday.
