Usbm

USBM, or United States Black Metal, is a genre that encompasses a diverse array of American bands characterized by their unique approach to the traditional black metal ethos. Originating in the early 1990s as an answer to the European scene, USBM artists often blend the fierce, raw energy and lo-fi production of their predecessors with innovative elements drawn from various musical styles. While some, like Black Witchery, encapsulate the genre's aggressive, blasphemous spirit, others, such as Agalloch and Wolves In The Throne Room, incorporate atmospheric, folk, and ambient influences, producing a more avant-garde and introspective sound. Thematically, USBM bands may explore topics ranging from nature and mysticism to nihilism and the occult, all while maintaining the distinct, harsh vocal styling, tremolo picking, and blast beats that define black metal.

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Blight Privilege
Album - 7 Tracks - Released November 1, 2024

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Absu
Agalloch
Ash Borer
Black Funeral
Black Witchery
Bosse-de-Nage
Chaos Moon
Deafheaven
Departure Chandelier
Falls of Rauros
I Shalt Become
Inquisition
Judas Iscariot
Krallice
Krohm
Liturgy
Nachtmystium
Oak Pantheon
Panopticon
Profanatica
Serpent Column
Thornspawn
Unhuman Disease
Velnias
Vimur
Withered
Woe
Wolves In The Throne Room
Wrnlrd
Deafheaven
Agalloch
Inquisition
Wolves In The Throne Room
Panopticon
Liturgy
Absu
Falls of Rauros
Judas Iscariot
I Shalt Become
Krallice
Profanatica
Black Witchery
Nachtmystium
Departure Chandelier
Serpent Column
Black Funeral
Woe
Bosse-de-Nage
Unhuman Disease
Vimur
Oak Pantheon
Krohm
Ash Borer
Velnias
Withered
Chaos Moon
Thornspawn
Wrnlrd