Bathory (black metal ,viking) is the project of one Quorthon a.k.a. Seth Forsberg who was given a chance to bring his Venom (Countess Bathory was a Venom song on 1982’s Black Metal album) and Motorhead-influenced act to the masses via the Scandinavian Metal Attack compilation of 1984. [...]
Alghazanth has been in existence for 18 years and has throughout its rather lengthy lifespan incorporated elements of the more melodic kind into its more or less traditional brand of black metal. [...]
The Pacific Northwest group Agalloch has defined what it means to combine influences from a variety of musical genres into one brooding, colossal, and cinematic sound that provides the soundtrack to existential themes concerning man, nature, loss, and death. [...]