Hellhammer etc: I'm not a fan of oldschool stuff really, I'm not into bands like Slayer, Venom, Bathory etc. I give them a listen once in a blue moon, but that's about it. Maybe Death is an exception.
Talking of countries and BM, it's hard to say really, there are great black metal bands all over the fucking place, I couldn't even decide which country would be my fav.
This is serious? Man, few bands have achieved what the '80s bands performed, really few! Since then, the metal and its variants have come under changes mostly negative, losing the essence. I love the oldschool, the renewal was not very good. But I understand you.
It's true, but compare the scenes. The Scandinavian bands are brilliant in their majority, the other countries don't have so many renowned bands like there. You know some Brazilian BM bands? (Sarcófago, Vulcano ♥) It has a lot of good ones! But for me that's it.
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