Black metal
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Black metal is a style of heavy metal music that started in the early 1980s. It is known by its aggressive and cold sound, and black metal records usually do not have good production. This is because black metal musicians usually want to keep the sound as natural as possible, unlike many death metal bands. Lyrics are usually against religion, especially against Christianity. Most of the black metal bands have relations to satanism in their lyrics and even in outlook.
Black metal is often divided to two waves. The first wave began in the early 1980s by bands such as Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Mercyful Fate. Venom's first albums, Welcome to Hell and Black Metal are usually said to be the first black metal records. Second wave is the most popular wave of black metal and it started in the early 1990s. It started from Norway and includes bands such as Darkthrone, Enslaved, Burzum, Satyricon, Mayhem, Gorgoroth, Immortal, and Emperor.
