Album Rating: 5.0

"starter black metal"







Wasn't aware there were tiers.

Album Rating: 5.0

i enjoy plenty of the more intense bm, but this is still one of my all-time favorites.

Album Rating: 4.6

They're definitely a good stepping stone if you want to get deeper into the genre.

Album Rating: 4.5

Seems all of my favorite bm bands are "starter bm" bands.



WiTTR, Deafheaven, Altar of Plagues, Coldworld



I'm a nub

Album Rating: 4.0

That Deafheaven album was pretty meh.

Album Rating: 4.6

Coldworld isn't really considered a "starter" black metal band. They're not the most extreme, but I don't think they're the most accessible either.

Album Rating: 4.5

"That Deafheaven album was pretty meh."



I guess I'm just a sucker for the more post-rock influenced bm.

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't know. It could just be that I hate it. Haven't really been impressed by like any blackgaze albums.

Album Rating: 4.5

these guys are pretty accessible, but they are also pretty fucking awesome.

Album Rating: 5.0

Ya I will admit they are pretty easy to like, I still want to marry it though.

Album Rating: 4.0

Who fucking cares? What matters is the quality. Something can be accessible and still better than the harsher stuff.

Haven't really been impressed by like any blackgaze albums.

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh wait, that one was pretty good. Thanks for reminding me.

Album Rating: 4.6

Lost and The Great White Emptiness are the best "blackgaze" albums I've heard so far.

Yeah AAFCC and that Lantlos one have been my favorites so far. Deafheaven lacked dynamics and got pretty boring in some places.

Album Rating: 4.6

Lantlos is awesome too. Definitely up there. I really liked the Deafheaven album, but I need to listen to it more.

Album Rating: 4.5

Diadem is better than this, but this is a fuckton better than Black Cascade.

Album Rating: 4.0

I didn't care much for them or Lantlos.

Album Rating: 4.0

I still think this is better than Diadem, but they're definitely both a lot better than Black Cascade.

Album Rating: 4.5

There are moments on here which are amazing but songs always amount to nothing more than just great. Diadem is simply a more cohesive album.