List of unblack metal artists
This is a list of artists described as unblack metal, a genre of music which is musically and stylistically similar to black metal but whose artists profess Christianity and either promote the religion in their lyrics, oppose the Satanism and paganism promoted by black metal, or both.
Note that this list only includes bands described as unblack metal. Christian bands that are described only as black metal are not included, but can be found on the list of Christian metal artists and lists of black metal bands.
| Band | Country | Formed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admonish | Sweden | 1994 | [1] |
| Antestor | Norway | 1990 | |
| Armageddon Holocaust | Indonesia | 1999 | [2] |
| Ascending King | United States | 2015 | |
| The Autumn League | Australia | 2011 | [3] |
| Christageddon | United States | 2010 | [4] |
| Crimson Moonlight | Sweden | 1997 | |
| Demoniciduth | Switzerland | 1998 | [5] |
| Drottnar | Norway | 1996 | [6] |
| Elgibbor | Poland | 1999 | [7] |
| Frosthardr | Norway | 1997 | [8] |
| Frost Like Ashes | United States | 2001 | [9][10] |
| Grave Declaration | Norway | 2006 | [11] |
| Holy Blood | Ukraine | 1999 | [12] |
| Hope for the Dying | United States | 2006 | [13] |
| Horde | Australia | 1994 | [14] |
| Hortor | Mexico | 2004 | [15] |
| Lengsel | Norway | 1995 | [16] |
| O, Majestic Winter | United States | 2008 | [17] |
| Menagram | Italy | 2021 | 1 |
| Renascent | Finland | 2003 | [9] |
| Sanctifica | Sweden | 1996 | [18] |
| Shadows of Paragon | Sweden | 2001 | [19] |
| Skald in Veum | Sweden | 2013 | [20] |
| Slechtvalk | Netherlands | 1997 | |
| Symphony of Heaven | United States | 2017 | |
| Temple of Perdition | Finland/U.S. | 2017 | |
| Vaakevandring | Norway | 1999 | [21] |
| Vardøger | Norway | 1996 | [22] |
| Vials of Wrath | United States | 2011 | [23] |
References
[edit]- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Admonish". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ "Armageddon Holocaust". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Tibos, Ivan. "The Autumn League". Concrete Web. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Strother, Eric (December 2, 2014). "Album Review: Christageddon: Metal Unblack". Untombed Zine. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Pneuma 2014, "Demoniciduth".
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Drottnar". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ xFiruath (17 January 2011). "Fire of Unblack Metal Band Elgibbor Talks Christianity in Black Metal". Metal Underground. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Moberg 2015, p. 38.
- ^ a b xFiruath. "Unearthing the Metal Underground: The Unblack Metal Scene". Metal Underground. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Frost Like Ashes". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ Strother, Eric (12 August 2013). "Album Review: Grave Declaration - When Dying Souls Scream Praise". Untombed Zine. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Morrow, Matt (18 January 2006). Bombworks Records interview. The Whipping Post. Retrieved 20 October 2007. "David: Without a question, Holy Blood has been our top seller. Waves Are Dancing has been the best seller, but The Wanderer has certainly been no slouch."
- ^ Outburn (22 October 2016). "Hope for the Dying". Outburn (83). ISSN 1542-1309. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Horde". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ Strother, Eric. "Album review: Hortor - Dios de Dioses". Untombed Zine. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Lengsel". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ Croteau, Justin (August 2013). "A Cold Day's Night: O' Majestic Winter Are Forging Their Own Path". HM Magazine. pp. 74–80. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Sanctifica". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ Manna, Fabio. "SHADOW OF PARAGON: Fear of Being Forever Lost (Ep)" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Huncherick, Sean (6 January 2016). "Eight Overlooked Albums of 2015". HM Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Vaakevandring". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ Plantinga, Jakob (January 11, 2016). "Vardøger – Ghost Notes". Rocklife.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Turner, Logan (11 October 2015). "Vials of Wrath – Days Without Names". HM Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Moberg, Marcus (2015). Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-47257-986-7.
- Pneuma, Esychia (2014). White Metal: Du bruit pour l'homme en croix (in French). Camion Blanc. ISBN 978-2-35779-499-3.