Wicked thread. Some awsome bands; Emperor, N-O-N, Dark Tranquility, Therapy? etc etc.. And some not so awesome
I have always been into the kind of music you just want to close your eyes to and your mind fills in all the gaps. The reality of seeing these **** in thier corpse paint and stud-band/leather combo (Immortal, anyone?) has a tendancy to make one wilt.
A few from my now playing list: (prepare for many an edit..)
...Apologies for the lack of power chords to start...
Now a decent American BM band of all things. Ignore the politics and enjoy the music:
If you ever wanted your black metal to sound a little more depressive, meet 'depressive, suicidal black metal'. Close your eyes and hide the razor blades.
(shocking quality sometimes but this is what bm is about eh).
WAKE UP
Crowbar; goosebumps time..
Please, if you ignore all of the above have a look out for Acid Bath:
And finally,
I cannot believe how many bands I had forgotten about over the last couple of decades collecting (and selling for 20p to pay the phone bill) until I stumbled upon
Satan Stole My Teddybear A MUST READ.