1:08 Venom - Black Metal 1:33 Astaroth - Black Priest 1:52 Bathory - Armagedon 2:33 Celtic Frost - Jewel Throne 2:58 KAT - Killer 3:46 Mayhem - Deathcrush 4:14 Darkthrone - Land of frost 4:36 Isengard - Thy Gruesome Death 5:05 Sabbat - Crying in last 5:35 Burzum - Lost Wisdom 6:16 Immortal - Blacker than darkness 6:47 Emperor - Cosmic Key to my creation & times 8:30 Dissection - Where dead angels lie 9:05 Gorgoroth - Sorg 9:58 Ulver - Wolf & Fear 10:29 Nargaroth - Karmageddon 10:56 Horna - Yhdeksan yo 11:36 Nifelheim - War of doom 12:19 Akercocke - Horns of baphomet 13:01 Deathspell omega - Bleeding them like swines 13:27 Marduk - With satan & victorious weapons 14:47 Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus 15:19 Peste Noire - Le Mort Joyeux 15:46 Blut Aus Nord - The Odinist 16:17 Alghazanth - The Kings to come 16:54 Behemoth - Ov Fire & the void 18:06 Taake - Myr 18:44 Wodensthrone - The Great Darkness 19:25 Koldbrann - Vertigo 20:08 Nocturnal Depression - Nocte Aeterna 21:02 Lluvia - Divinidad 22:27 Winterfylleth - The Dark Hereafter 23:18 Goatmoon- Wolf Night 24:21 MGLA - Age of Excuse II
I think he could've included some other movements though. Like he included DSO, but their non-influential stuff? So many people do this dissonant DSO type of bm nowadays, but it wasn't really a factor. Similar to BaN.
@oldgoattheantichrist3468 a lot of bands now sound like emperor, but now almost EVERY new BM band is influenced or sounds like Darkthrone and Burzum, they changed it from stripped back thrash to dissonant depressing atmosphere driven noise
In Norway people listen to Mayhem AND Burzum (but most importantly Darkthrone). Are you a 14 year old fanboy who just discovered black metal after seeing Lords Of Chaos?
@@tomix1970pl1 its literally black metal these sound "good" compared to literally 99% of raw black metal. in black metal the recording is meant to be as shitty as possible
listening to this xmas day.... I remember when I bought the bathory album way back in 1985.... the cover art scared the heck out of me.... getting a tape and some magazines from some kid in norway....around the same time, took like 6 months to get to me in texas still have those copies somewhere... slayer magazine
It's so amazing to me that Jon from dissection was writing riffs as modern sounding as "where dead angels lie" before gorgoroth put out Antichrist Not talking bad on gorgoroth love them, just insane how ahead of it's time storm of the lights bane was. RIP
Really interesting to see the evolution through time and how catchy and rock'n'roll where the early years, and how it's getting more "complicated" and faster tempos in the recent years, even tho great riffs too... Good job mate compiling this!
Superb! Incredible, catching video. You can understand and feel the diversity and also the evolution of Black Metal. Thanks a lot. This video has to be watched in every introduction to the genre. Keep up the good job!
Im pleasently surprised that you included KAT on this list. Not many people outside of Poland know them. It's a shame, because they wrote music on higher level than many well known bands . Thank you!
@@maxek46 from KAT? ofc Metal and Hell album, but if you dont afraid Polish language that you should check every album. Especially I recommend Oddech Wymarłych Światów, Bastard and Róże Miłości Najchętniej Przyjmują Się Na Grobach.
@@maxek46 Yes, with pleasure. 1. From album "Metal and Hell" (english version of album "666") song: "time of revenge". It's only one in English, but it's not as great as 2 and 3 for me. 2. From album "Oddech wymarłych światów" (en. "Breath of extinct worlds") songs: "Bramy żądz" (Gates of lust), "Porwany Obłędem" (Possessed by Madness). This is best album in my opinion if you would like to listen to the one whole album. 3. From album "Bastard" - "Zawieszony sznur" ("Hanging rope" my favourite song!), "Piwniczne widziadła" (Basement phantoms) 4. From album "...Róże miłości najchętniej przyjmują się na grobach" - song Odi profanum vulgus. I dont like this album very much, but the one song is great. 5. There are also albums: "Ballady" (en. Ballads - more slower, melancholic songs, maybe not so interesting for non polish people), "Szydercze zwierciadło" (I like it but maybe not so great for others 2 i 3 is a must - really great peaces with lot of fantastic thrash metal riffs and compositions, but they are only in Polish. But beware. There was a conflict and the band was split, so there are two "Kat" now and one of them is very weak. So you can find a few bad albums under this name. The one listed by me are original Kat albums, so better stick to them.
I severly miss Christ Agony. Unholyunion, Deamoonseth act II and Moonlight act III are absolute masterpieces, that are not even widely known in Poland.
Never heard of Drudkh before, very happy to having listened all, some familiar, some not. My personal favourites (or at least my head started banging the keyboard unvoluntarily) 1991 and 2009. Now onto searching more of Drudkh... Well done Sir!
Fantastic compilation. I have to admit I did not expect Polish KAT at all, mostly because I always thought they are not even remotely known abroad (predominantly because of the language barrier). You made my day, Sir (even more, I was born in 1986)
The whole beginning I was like “man I really hope he picks Lost Wisdom for Burzum” and was delighted to see you did. Probably my all time favorite black metal riff
I like the really slow part from "a sad lost forgotten spirit" or the hellish part after its quiet for a moment on "feeble screams from forests unknown. Hell I love that whole album
Was really surprised you didn't pick the most well known songs for some of these bands! I'm really glad you didn't \m/ keep up the amazing work! Edit : Marduk - World Funeral would be a better pick in my opinion, this song hits hard
Great job picking the bands. I know some people would prefer different albums from bands in different slots, but I think you constructed it pretty well. Was gonna be upset if Emperor wasn’t in 93 though haha. Love that you picked Akercocke. Also Mgła for 2019 is awesome, one of the best modern BM bands right now. Mayhem’s 2019 album was pretty damn good too.
Great list - I wore my DMDS hood while listening. The best song on your list overall champion is “where dead angels lie” Forever Dissection all awesome songs anyway... the Marduk album was the runner up just for pure military awesomeness
Only thing I was a bit bummed about was the selection of the deathspell omega song! using some of their later stuff from Paracletus would have been cool to see. Great video though!
This is amazing Simon . Thx so much . Very fun to watch . I found myself thinking ahead and guessing what band / album/ song you were going to play next. Do you have a favorite you like to play?
After listening to this, it seems like black metal got better and just keeps getting better overall. You did not even choose a lot of really awesome bands and most were more 'mainstream' in black metal terms, but still this genre is clearly progressing and becoming better. Although it seems to do well when cross-pollinating with other genres, I don't think "pure" death metal is similarly improving on average year after year.
I very much got the impression from this video that once the 90's were over, Black Metal was too and now it's just variations in stuff that's 20 years old.
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1:08 Venom - Black Metal
1:33 Astaroth - Black Priest
1:52 Bathory - Armagedon
2:33 Celtic Frost - Jewel Throne
2:58 KAT - Killer
3:46 Mayhem - Deathcrush
4:14 Darkthrone - Land of frost
4:36 Isengard - Thy Gruesome Death
5:05 Sabbat - Crying in last
5:35 Burzum - Lost Wisdom
6:16 Immortal - Blacker than darkness
6:47 Emperor - Cosmic Key to my creation & times
8:30 Dissection - Where dead angels lie
9:05 Gorgoroth - Sorg
9:58 Ulver - Wolf & Fear
10:29 Nargaroth - Karmageddon
10:56 Horna - Yhdeksan yo
11:36 Nifelheim - War of doom
12:19 Akercocke - Horns of baphomet
13:01 Deathspell omega - Bleeding them like swines
13:27 Marduk - With satan & victorious weapons
14:47 Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus
15:19 Peste Noire - Le Mort Joyeux
15:46 Blut Aus Nord - The Odinist
16:17 Alghazanth - The Kings to come
16:54 Behemoth - Ov Fire & the void
18:06 Taake - Myr
18:44 Wodensthrone - The Great Darkness
19:25 Koldbrann - Vertigo
20:08 Nocturnal Depression - Nocte Aeterna
21:02 Lluvia - Divinidad
22:27 Winterfylleth - The Dark Hereafter
23:18 Goatmoon- Wolf Night
24:21 MGLA - Age of Excuse II
Forgot Drudkh T_T And Dimmu Borgir.
..and satyricon
14.14 Dark Fortress
KimJiHoon close enough, you truly are a god amongst men!!
5:35 Every time I pick up a guitar I end up playing this riff at some point. I play it with more power chords in the first part though. 🤘
This really shows the seismic shift that Darkthrone and Burzum and then the whole norwegian scene was. Awesome music history lesson!
Absolutely, this is the point in BM where it started to have it's own sound rather than being trash metal with different themes in the lyrics
I think he could've included some other movements though. Like he included DSO, but their non-influential stuff? So many people do this dissonant DSO type of bm nowadays, but it wasn't really a factor. Similar to BaN.
Emperor is insulted by this comment.
@oldgoattheantichrist3468 a lot of bands now sound like emperor, but now almost EVERY new BM band is influenced or sounds like Darkthrone and Burzum, they changed it from stripped back thrash to dissonant depressing atmosphere driven noise
*Will he play Burzum? Let's find out!*
The first thing I thought about when seeing the thumbnail.
He did, as well as taake. But no satanic warmaster. Also rip thulean prospective.
5:34
@@themule8625 hust Goatmoon... Hust
In Norway people listen to Mayhem AND Burzum (but most importantly Darkthrone). Are you a 14 year old fanboy who just discovered black metal after seeing Lords Of Chaos?
That Ulver riff.
Nattens Madrigal!
Fuckomg classic in my eyes. Looks like he had a hard time as well :D
Now with good sounds!
Sounds better than the original recording
I knew there was a good reason I started listening to Garm’s older material
I love the amount of effort put into this video
i dont like effort
Dude your drum programming skills are OVERPOWERED. I'd love to see a tutorial on how you do them/your workflow/whatever you want to call it.
There is nothing special in drums.Every aplication has this and it sounds bed.Not good at all for radio ready song.
@@tomix1970pl1 radio ready? this is a youtube video showing the various riffs in BM history. What are you talking about?
@@tomix1970pl1 its literally black metal these sound "good" compared to literally 99% of raw black metal. in black metal the recording is meant to be as shitty as possible
@@tomix1970pl1 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Its like Burzum straight up just somehow stumbled upon some lost and forgotten chords and progressions. Such genius riffs.
This video is like a compass to anyone who wants to get an introduction to black metal
good job, great playing man
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That Burzum one sent me into dark mode
🤘 vrrrdddd 🤘
Dark mode yes. This is the sad that turns to self loathing, suicide and rage. No such thing as a happy black metal band. I think.
@@tenchzen2285 Yes I want the world to burn when I hear stuff like that. Hence why I'm more of an acoustic person 😁
I dunno what you guys are talking about. I go into dark mode, but more like an introverted type of happy place. The darkness maketh me smile
@@Icyes21 I was just kidding :)
About the world burning that is.
I normally don't watch these "history of x guitar riffs" but I enjoyed yours. Great job on a great genre.
Thanks mate
Poland is spitting put godly black metal these days
True
Yeah, there is a great black metal scene in this country.
@@MB-rc8ie no kurwa wiadomo
ungodly you mean.
Mgła!
listening to this xmas day.... I remember when I bought the bathory album way back in 1985.... the cover art scared the heck out of me.... getting a tape and some magazines from some kid in norway....around the same time, took like 6 months to get to me in texas still have those copies somewhere... slayer magazine
As an outsider, I have noticed that open strings play the most important role in black metal riffs.
This content deserves more likes. I really appreciate the effort to make this video perfect.
Well, except for the intro, where I nearly fell asleep.
@@devononair you must fall asleep very quickly because the intro was literally 1 minute
that is THE burzum riff to use. he invented atmospheric blackmetal with that album
Far from it sir
Acktschually
Burzum is a poor ripoff of Bathory.
It's so amazing to me that Jon from dissection was writing riffs as modern sounding as "where dead angels lie" before gorgoroth put out Antichrist
Not talking bad on gorgoroth love them, just insane how ahead of it's time storm of the lights bane was. RIP
Really interesting to see the evolution through time and how catchy and rock'n'roll where the early years, and how it's getting more "complicated" and faster tempos in the recent years, even tho great riffs too... Good job mate compiling this!
Absolutely tremendous work. Some of the best metal content on all of RUclips
Ah, Black Metal riffs at Christmas. Lovely.
I think that's my new favorite video. Great work, like an acoustic history lesson.
Superb!
Incredible, catching video. You can understand and feel the diversity and also the evolution of Black Metal. Thanks a lot. This video has to be watched in every introduction to the genre.
Keep up the good job!
It's like the history of one guy learning to play guitar over the course of 37 years
Looking forward to 2024 when youtube algorythm is gonna recomand this video to me again
While I disagree with a handful of selections, the time and effort put in to this project must be acknowledged and applauded. Awesome job!
Thank you, Simon, it was very interesting. Discovered a few solid songs i haven't heard before.
Well done sir really enjoyed this. Still think dissection cant be topped. Great job mate as always
Im pleasently surprised that you included KAT on this list. Not many people outside of Poland know them. It's a shame, because they wrote music on higher level than many well known bands . Thank you!
szkoda tylko, że 2 numery powstały na bazie riffów, które nie zostały wymyślone przez Kata :D A Luczyk tak zarzucał Romanowi, że jest cover bandem :D
Would you recommend any albums or songs for us to try out?
@@maxek46 from KAT? ofc Metal and Hell album, but if you dont afraid Polish language that you should check every album. Especially I recommend Oddech Wymarłych Światów, Bastard and Róże Miłości Najchętniej Przyjmują Się Na Grobach.
@@maxek46 Yes, with pleasure.
1. From album "Metal and Hell" (english version of album "666") song: "time of revenge". It's only one in English, but it's not as great as 2 and 3 for me.
2. From album "Oddech wymarłych światów" (en. "Breath of extinct worlds") songs: "Bramy żądz" (Gates of lust), "Porwany Obłędem" (Possessed by Madness). This is best album in my opinion if you would like to listen to the one whole album.
3. From album "Bastard" - "Zawieszony sznur" ("Hanging rope" my favourite song!), "Piwniczne widziadła" (Basement phantoms)
4. From album "...Róże miłości najchętniej przyjmują się na grobach" - song Odi profanum vulgus. I dont like this album very much, but the one song is great.
5. There are also albums: "Ballady" (en. Ballads - more slower, melancholic songs, maybe not so interesting for non polish people), "Szydercze zwierciadło" (I like it but maybe not so great for others
2 i 3 is a must - really great peaces with lot of fantastic thrash metal riffs and compositions, but they are only in Polish.
But beware. There was a conflict and the band was split, so there are two "Kat" now and one of them is very weak. So you can find a few bad albums under this name. The one listed by me are original Kat albums, so better stick to them.
@@Gragi Thank you! Much of what I listen to isn't in English so always curious!
Glad to hear Akercocke getting a shout.
Lewym16 cock lol yes I know I have no sense of humour
@@user-dj6lj1dl1c Well thanks for letting us know!
I'm listening to this and thinking what s nice little project this actually is. Something different, with a lot of effort. Good job.
Thanks for Drudkh
🤘
many times I search about black metal and I came across your videos, it't time to subscribe!
Thanks 🤘
Just in time for Christmas! \m/ Thank you Simon.
Kat band is my favorite, from him I started listening to metal.
Kat is amazing especially 666 and oddech wymarłych światów
I severly miss Christ Agony. Unholyunion, Deamoonseth act II and Moonlight act III are absolute masterpieces, that are not even widely known in Poland.
This is what they call QUALITY CONTENT. phenomenal stuff
YES!!!! Blut Aus Nord - Odinist @15:50
Amazing album! Thank you for the video, Simon.
I really enjoyed the video :) thanks for making it. I'll go back and learn to play the songs. Good practice material. You rock!
Never heard of Drudkh before, very happy to having listened all, some familiar, some not. My personal favourites (or at least my head started banging the keyboard unvoluntarily) 1991 and 2009. Now onto searching more of Drudkh... Well done Sir!
Ivrish con-Abarth Drudkh’s early albums are way better than their newer stuff. Far more atmospheric.
I always felt Jon Nodtveidt was the Vivaldi of metal: complex and 'true', but melodic and simply sticking into your ears.
Amazing work putting this together. Horns up, bro.
Great video. The all black PRS is just perfect. Beautiful. Dream guitar.
Fantastic compilation. I have to admit I did not expect Polish KAT at all, mostly because I always thought they are not even remotely known abroad (predominantly because of the language barrier). You made my day, Sir (even more, I was born in 1986)
Love the Deathspell Omega choice ! Fantastic video
Thanks :)
Great video, that Satyricon riff was filthy! My favorite black metal bands lately have been Mgla, Uada, and Advent Sorrow.
So many emotions and memories for me. Great job man!
Thanks for showing Llluvia. Mexico has an outstanding BM scene i've been meaning to dig into. Eternidad Solemneis an absolute masterpiece.
damn that Celtic Frost song sounded perfect! you really have that tone down perfect! \m/ awesome video man!
Loved to see In the Mist By The Hills on the playlist
Keep it up, much respect from Greece!
lovely selection
I felt that burzum riff in my chest
Awesome video Simon!
I learned some new bands/albums thanks to this. Thank you!!
Great thanks for Drudkh!!!
KAT!!! KILLER!! Greetings from Poland!!!
Great collection of awesome riffs.
It’s a great inspiration to have listened all the above albums one by one..🤘🏼
So many interesting choices... Really subverted my expectations.
The whole beginning I was like “man I really hope he picks Lost Wisdom for Burzum” and was delighted to see you did. Probably my all time favorite black metal riff
Lyrical context I suppose
@@billrootes-composersongwri5552 He picked that particular Demo too! The one shown to Euronymous for Helvete!
Agree but along with Black Spell of Destruction
I like the really slow part from "a sad lost forgotten spirit" or the hellish part after its quiet for a moment on "feeble screams from forests unknown. Hell I love that whole album
Man, that Akercocke riff... Never heard of em but WOW! Love your channel. Cheers mate!
Good band, Goat of Mendes was a good album. Rape of the bastard nazarene too.
Incredible video! Really appreciate all the effort that went into it.
Only missing Havukruunu ;) But love that you included ND, Drudkh and MGLA.
Good choice for 2019!
Age of Excuse is really great!
What a journey ! Thanks a lot, discovered a lot of tunes :):)
Great work. Congratulations.
where is your white coat? dr. Simon
I really enjoy your channel.
@@silvasantosjc2011
Yeah definitely did your Channel, and Satan in the forest
i did now know your channel until i saw this comment. i really enjoyed it as well
I love you
I like your drum sounds
Sunday Am Hangover...i needed this 😎
Very well thought out and cool video! Awesome as always Simon!
Expected Mgła to appear at 2015. Wow
Nice job!
It was a toss up but I love the new album more
@@SimonSmithGuitar homosexual.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw and heard Lluvia. Eternidad Solemne is an incredible album.
For 2015 I really expected Mgla, but Lluvia surprised me! 👍 But finally I heard Mgla for the year 2019!
Age of Excuse is awesome, but Exercises in Futility is better imo
Awh boy. I thought you deleted your account. I’m glad that you are still uploading more videos. You taught me how to play lot of black metal
Good job man! This video was terrific!
As a longtime Black Metal fan, I enjoyed the selections. That riff from the new MGLA album is absolutely furious!
Was really surprised you didn't pick the most well known songs for some of these bands! I'm really glad you didn't \m/ keep up the amazing work!
Edit : Marduk - World Funeral would be a better pick in my opinion, this song hits hard
Excellent video, and very good choice from Blut Aus Nord!
Awesome vid man. Great selection and execution. Cheers from Oz.
I'd choose some other tracks, but that's the matter of taste, still I like the idea. Great vid
Great job picking the bands. I know some people would prefer different albums from bands in different slots, but I think you constructed it pretty well. Was gonna be upset if Emperor wasn’t in 93 though haha. Love that you picked Akercocke. Also Mgła for 2019 is awesome, one of the best modern BM bands right now. Mayhem’s 2019 album was pretty damn good too.
That was an awesome video! The amount of knowledge you have is mind blowing, thanks!
Man, that was awesome. Thanks for this vid.
Great list - I wore my DMDS hood while listening. The best song on your list overall champion is “where dead angels lie” Forever Dissection all awesome songs anyway... the Marduk album was the runner up just for pure military awesomeness
Only thing I was a bit bummed about was the selection of the deathspell omega song! using some of their later stuff from Paracletus would have been cool to see. Great video though!
YES 1997!! You've made an amazing video here my friend. And your taste/knowledge is impeccable! Bravo!
The video didn't even start yet and I know this is gonna be fucking killer
This is amazing Simon . Thx so much . Very fun to watch . I found myself thinking ahead and guessing what band / album/ song you were going to play next. Do you have a favorite you like to play?
After listening to this, it seems like black metal got better and just keeps getting better overall. You did not even choose a lot of really awesome bands and most were more 'mainstream' in black metal terms, but still this genre is clearly progressing and becoming better. Although it seems to do well when cross-pollinating with other genres, I don't think "pure" death metal is similarly improving on average year after year.
I very much got the impression from this video that once the 90's were over, Black Metal was too and now it's just variations in stuff that's 20 years old.
@@PazBinv1 Oh. Well I'm sorry about you being wrong.
Sick video and great choices man.
Thanks mate
@@SimonSmithGuitar Could you make a tutorial of some kind on how did you get all the different tones on the video?
awesome work!!!
Nice vid.Keep up the good work.
Hail from Uzbekistan \../
Well done bro
Great call on ending with Mgła! My favorite band of the last decade!
You should do a part 2. Loved the songs you picked for this.
Glad you aint doing only the famous ones
Winterfylleth, Drudkh, Mgla... we have precious semi-melodic black metal bands now...
awesome riffs
this is actually quite interesting, good job man!
thanks for giving me an awesome new playlist !
I think i have told you before, but you are my hero !
You're mine!!
Great video!
Great photo
And great name
thanks for new songs on listen and play :)
Excellent playing! Great video!
you know KAT - respect from Poland