Recommend some black/doom metal

[TragicEnd666]

never really got into either genres, so some recommendations would be nice.

i think doom metal seems boring/repetitive, so hopefully you guys can change my mind.

thanks in advance

[Onslaught_fei]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCAsN09ZAzE

2 birds with 1 stone.

[DethBoxx]

Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

[Mystlyfe77]

I'm not a huge black metal fan, though it is growing on me quickly, so I'll defer that off my colleagues here. I will say that I do love Wolves in the Throne Room.

Doom Metal:
Pentagram
Candlemass
Solitude Aeturnus
Witchcraft
Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell

Stoner Doom:
Sleep
Electric Wizard
Acid King
The Sword
Saviours
Black Sabbath (Master of Reality)

Death/Doom:
Anathema
Paradise Lost
My Dying Bride
Katatonia

Sludge (Doom + Hardcore):
Kylesa
Eyehategod
High on Fire
Melvins
Baroness
[early] Mastodon
Blood of the Tyrant
Black Cobra

Post-Metal/Atmospheric Sludge:
Isis
Pelican
Intronaut
Neurosis
A Storm of Light
Cult of Luna

[TragicEnd666]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCAsN09ZAzE

2 birds with 1 stone.

wow...i like this song alot. ill def check out more by them

[supernova1324]

Msytlife gave a some pretty good reccomendations, and for Black Metal I'll just toss in Mayhem since they haven;t been mentioned.

[franticfish]

For black metal check out Peste Noire, one my favourite black metal bands.

Or just check this awesome thread it has want you want and more!

Nuffy's Daily Dose of Metal (http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98017&highlight=nuffy%27s+daily+dose+metal)

[afterstasis]

black metal: http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88285

doom metal: http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71819

[Azatos]

Blackened Doommetal or do you want recs for both genres?

[dabears116]

Black Metal:

Abazagorath (Tenebrarum Cadent Exsurgemus highly recommended)
Absu (Tara recommended)
Apotheosis (Farthest From The Sun highly recommended)
Aura Noir (Black Thrash Attack highly recommended) (thrashy black metal)
Behemoth (Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic))
Black Flame
Burzum (Hvis lyset tar oss highly recommended)
Darkthrone (sans first album which is death metal [although I think it is their best])
Deströyer 666
Dissection (Storm of the Light's Bane very highly recommended)
Emperor (In The Nightside Eclipse highly recommended as well as their EP/Split)
Gehenna
Gorgoroth (Pentagram and Antichrist recommended)
Immortal (early stuff is black metal, you may like the later stuff too though)
Mayhem (De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas very highly recommended, as well as Deathcrush)
Peste Noir
Satyricon (Dark Medieval Times)
Thunderbolt
Ulver (Bergtatt - Et eventyr i 5 kapitler recommended)

[Onslaught_fei]

I dont consider myself the goto guy for black metal but I really like this band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a7zPgMLvbg
They're not pure black metal at all (more of a black + power metal fusion) but I think its a good bridge into black metal. Most people find it hard to get into black metal because of the Cobra Commander vocals, but I actually have the hardest time with production.

[Wilywanka]

Personly my faborite black metal bands are Bathory, Mayhem, dark funureal. some good bands are HellHammer, Amon Amarth, Death, siph, Portal is really amazing

i cant think of to many bands of the top of my head so try this website:
http://www.metal-archives.com/

this site turned me on to sooooooo many new bands!

[JerryBrudos]

Can't go wrong with Mercyful Fate for an intro to Black Metal also Dragon Lord is somewhat thrashy (has Testament members in it) I found them fairly accessible at first as well.

[dabears116]

Mercyful Fate can surprisingly actually act as a gateway, even though it bares hardly any similarites with black metal (other than themes/imagery and allegedly the high pitched vocals) The extremely high falsetto by King Diamond could prepare some people for black metal's high pitched snarls. Besides that, they are a great band. I recommend The Oath, Melissa, and especially their incredible self-titled EP (also called Nuns Have No Fun)

I'd recommend Immortal's later stuff, such as Suns of Nothern Darkness. Hardly black metal, but it is accessible and a good gateway. In addition to that thrashy black metal such as Aura Noir.

First wave black metal can also be a gateway, although none of them are actually black metal (sans Bathory which could pass as black metal at times) Check out early Bathory, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, and Venom.

[afterstasis]

i actually think modern black metal works as a better gateway due to the cleaner recordings, wider variety of styles, and typically less primitive musicianship...

bands like wolves in the throne room can appeal to post-rock and shoegaze fans, iskra to punk fans, angelcorpse to death metal fans, anaal nathrakh to industrial and grindcore fans, etc.

[Onslaught_fei]

Ok so I saw you liked Opeth a lot and referred you to Agalloch as a bridge into black and doom metal. But here's some more pure black/doom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYEuRBhcaA

[Nuff_Said]

Personally this is the stuff i'm currently really in to.

Black Metal:

Darkestrah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Ic2g3umoI&feature=related) (i honestly listen to their new album once a day. seriously)
Oranssi Pazuzu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmZ8GkprvEk) (psychedelic BM)
Fen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEWj-bnVjNo&feature=related) (another one of my daily albums)
Forest Silence (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0RNlFiCsWM&feature=related) (nice and dark)
DRUDKH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzTHCRmyKs&feature=related) (this is my fav DRUDKH track)(i think i like the album songs of grief and solitude best by them)

Doom Metal:

Hour of 13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwz-zkN0UjU) (I always recommend these guys to Doom fans, all they're songs were removed from Ytube, all that's left is this promo for their album)
Bongzilla (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyJn3DzeH4s) (more sludge than doom i suppose, but i love the song)
Big Boss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-UoxKs9DEU) (really enjoyed the newest album)
Jex Thoth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQTpUinZIU)(really awesome band...right Afterstasis?;) )
Pagan Altar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSpWRtln1zU&feature=related) \m/