JasonCarne: A Guide to Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal

JasonCarne 04.01.15	So yeah, I dig this stuff a lot when it's done right.
Alastor 04.01.15	I'd add Bal-Sagoth, although they are definitely more symphonic than black.
JasonCarne 04.01.15	Oh yeahhhh, I knew I was forgetting someone big.
adr 04.01.15	19 is more melodeath imo, but yeah it's a great album. 15 is my fav from here and 1 is great, pretty much the only Dimmu album you need. Haven't heard most of these though.
JasonCarne 04.01.15	Yeah 19 is definitely on the fence genre wise, but I felt it should get a little more attention. If you want to check out the best stuff on the list , my picks would be 3, 4, 7, 9, and 17.
JS19 04.01.15	AH yes, the silliest genre
Hawks 04.01.15	No Dissection or Sacramentum?
JasonCarne 04.01.15	I figured they were both super obvious, same with Emperor. But hey, I guess I can add a "duh" amendment to this for people who really don't know anything about the genre.
MrNippleLipz 04.01.15	Probably going to check out obsidian gate. Cool list.
Hawks 04.01.15	Nice addition of Cradle too.
InFlamesWeThrash666 04.01.15	Fuck yeah Vinterland
Valkyrion 04.01.15	never got into these subgenres much but list bookmarked just in case
InFlamesWeThrash666 04.01.15	You should add Lord Belial and Abigor btw
DungeonBoy 04.01.15	Awesome list, some obvious, some obscure.. You ever jam Anorexia Nervosa - Redemption Process? That album rules.
DungeonBoy 04.01.15	But man, as far as Cradle of Filth go, I'd definitley put Dusk and Her Embrace or Cruelty and the Beast before Midian.
JasonCarne 04.01.15	Dusk and Cruelty are both good albums in their own right, but Midian sits with me as the most unique and fully realized album they made that kind of separated them from the pack. Anorexia Nervosa's Redemption Process was a cool record. When I worked for a webzine over a decade ago it made everyone's top 10 lists.
Keyblade 04.02.15	killer list as usual and. when it comes to symphonic, 7, 9 and 17 are definitely top of the pack for me if you haven't already heard, i'd recommend Kataxu's Hunger of Elements as well as Veneficium's De Occulta Philosophia, they're right up there with the ones I mentioned. also seconding the Lord Belial (Enter the Moonlight Gate) and Abigor (Nachthymen and Orkblut) recs for melodic bm. not really meloblack in that they incorporate melodeath like Dissection and Sacramentum etc but literally just melodic black metal
hal1ax 04.03.15	Awesome list dude. I hadn't ever heard of Obsidian Gate before this list. My mind is blown.
pyroflare77 04.03.15	Sweet list. I love melodic black metal. Definitely going to check a lot of these out.
JasonCarne 04.05.15	Yeah Abigor is a big one - surprised I missed them. Believe or not I've never heard Lord Belial, checking them now. Kataxu is cool, never heard of Veneficium though, I'll check them as well.