The Blood Mountain Black Metal Choir
Folklore (Demo I)


4.0
excellent


Release Date: 01/08/2025 | Tracklist

Review Summary: A glimpse into the heart of Appalachia.

Ahhhhh the refreshing smell of new black metal in the air. It's glorious my friends. You can find those little gems in every nook and cranny if you find the time to do it. The Blood Mountain Black Metal Choir is a one man black metal band from North Carolina and he represents (from what I’ve gathered) a lost generation of hard working, blue collar coal miners digging their hearts out deep in the Appalachia and the music DEFINITELY reflects that notion.

Folklore is the perfect title for TBMBMC’s first demo. The snow covered hills and the dingy cottage on the album cover perfectly depict the sound within this demo. This is raw , crust punk influenced black metal at its core, with lofi production quality, tortured raspy shrieks and the static sound of the buzzsaw riffs looming large over the demo. But it isn’t just a raw black metal demo. There’s plenty of blackgaze and folk influences present at all times. The sweeping riffs will whisk you away to the highest epic mountaintop. Acoustics and banjos will ring in your ear leaving you feeling like you’re drinking a tall IPA in some run down, incest infested bar deep in the hills of West Virginia.

You get nothing but authenticity from Folklore. TBMBMC brings the anarchy of crust punk, the darkness of black metal and the uplifting melodies of folk music and marries them to perfection. For being a demo clocking in under 20 minutes, it sure makes a quick and heavy impact, making the blends of all the different styles even more impressive. The biggest and most obvious influence here is Panopticon, especially his more recent stuff. But make no mistake, TBMBMC is no copycat. He’s starting off making his own imprint on this style of black metal and I am very much looking forward to seeing what this project puts out in the future!



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user ratings (37)
4
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Hawks
February 1st 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Review #200 is here!! Quick writeup for a SICK demo. Shoutout to Game for introducing this to me!

zaruyache
February 1st 2025


28022 Comments


this is good yep

NightOnDrunkMountain
Contributing Reviewer
February 1st 2025


964 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nailed it

Hawks
February 1st 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hell yeah bros!

artificialbox
Contributing Reviewer
February 2nd 2025


3205 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this sounds really interesting, will check asap. sick rev and congrats on 200!

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks my brother!!

SharkTooth
February 2nd 2025


14949 Comments


Can someone explain to me why Appalachian black metal is a scene?
I dunno, hillbillies and kvlt just seems like a very strange combination to have caught on

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk but I love it hahaha.

artificialbox
Contributing Reviewer
February 2nd 2025


3205 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Appalachia has deep anti-government and pro-union roots AND a brutal, ancient mountainous landscape, makes sense to me

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Art make sure you let me know what you think of this once you jam!!

Futures
February 2nd 2025


13990 Comments


this def sounds interesting. i love regional varieties of black metal.

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm a sucker for USBM, especially in this vein. Shit rules so hard.

Comatorium.
February 2nd 2025


5258 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is goooooood and is going right on my playlist for the next time I visit Shenandoah/blue ridge/gsm

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
February 2nd 2025


11807 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yeeee absolute ripper of a demo

BallsToTheWall
February 2nd 2025


52162 Comments


This looks glorious brother Hawks!

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

You'll love it Ballsy!!

Comatorium.
February 2nd 2025


5258 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Got a full listen in today. This is great stuff. Like a hyperfocused panopticon. The influence is worn on the sleeve here but it has enough of its own thing going to not just be a copy.

Hawks
February 2nd 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Exactly!! Glad you dig buddy.

Essence
February 4th 2025


6764 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

ya fuckin rips hope more is coming

Hawks
February 4th 2025


97789 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Same!



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