/r/blackgaze
A haven for sharing, discussing, and listening to blackgaze; a niche music subgenre which mixes the elements of frigid post-black metal and warm shoegaze tones.
Welcome to r/blackgaze!
Blackgaze was brought to light by bands associated with the French musician, Neige (Alcest, Amesoeurs, Les Discrets, Old Silver Key). He was influenced by atmospheric black metal such as Ulver, Burzum and Summoning, as well as non-metal genres like post-punk and neoclassical darkwave.
The blackgaze sound is a mixture of black metal aesthetics with more dreamy and mellow textures. Primary characteristics of the genre include tremolo picking, blast beats, and ethereal walls of sound.
Rules:
No rude or offensive comments. Please be respectful! You will be banned without notice.
Shoegaze, Depressive / Suicidal Black, Funeral Doom, Ambient, Atmospheric and Gothic sounds are allowed here as long as they have a Blackgaze tint to it.
Please link only to official streaming or download sources. Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud etc. That means no reposted Youtube videos.
We are ending long titles with information on them. If you have the need to post lyrics, band information, genres, etc... please leave a comment on the post with more details.
If a YouTube upload is Mature-filtered, always post the direct link. Do not force your fellow subscribers to wrangle with Google Plus.
Resources:
| 2019 Spotify Playlist |
| 2018 Spotify Playlist |
| /mu/'s blackgaze guide |
| Wikipedia |
| List of bands (coming soon!) |
AMA's:
| Griefloss | An Open Letter |
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April Winters - Reaching For An Exit (ffo: honeycomb by deafheaven)
Put out a new track today 🖤 vibe with it
https://aprilwinters1.bandcamp.com/track/reaching-for-an-exit
23:24 UTC
New Harakiri for the Sky album is amazing idk why no one is talking about it
19:26 UTC
SVNTH - Cinnamon Moon [Official lyric video]
19:02 UTC
Unfleshing - From The Gutter (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) (FFO: The Secret, Nails, Black Breath, Raw Hex)
15:56 UTC
Caelestra - Bastion (2024)
10:29 UTC
What are some non-metal genres that are like blackgaze
I really like the sound of atmospheric/blackgaze/postblackmetal and I’m trying to find more genres to listen to. I don’t really know how to describe the sound I’m looking for, more like shoegaze and less like black metal.
00:35 UTC
nis - i could lay in your arms forever (2025)
23:45 UTC
Soaring by Soaring
15:44 UTC
Does symphonic blackgaze exist?
Come to think of it I'm not sure there's anything like it from what I've listened to. Not sure how it'd sound but I'm interested. Closest I can think of is the choir-like vocals in alcest during Elávacion and beings of light.
01:22 UTC
New Black Metal podcast out now; the Blackfold Podcast
After working on the Blackfold podcast for close to 8 months, today our trailer finally went up. Starting next week we will be dropping an episode every week. The first season will consist of 10 to 12 episode in which we will delve deeply into a specific topic for around an hour or so. The first episode, dropping on February 5th, will be about Per Yngve Olin and his alter wgo Dead. The second will delve into the influence of Satanism on the scene. Plus, there will be episodes about medieval black metal, the history of the French scene and Varg Vikernes’ imprisonment and jailbreak and much, much more.
So far we are up on Spotify, Podbean and iHeart but soon we will be on Apple Podcasts as well.
We would love for you to follow us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!
13:57 UTC
how would you categorize this song?
vocals are typical dsbm "wails" lol but the drums and main riff remind me more of that bittersweet shoegazey sound. one of my tracks rn
01:55 UTC
*NEW* Deafheaven - Magnolia
15:07 UTC
my top 5 blackgaze albums (no particular order)
deafheaven - sunbather (obvi, got me into the genre)
dystopia na! - dweller on the threshold
an autumn for crippled children - try not to lose everything you love
sadness - i want to be there
oathbreaker - rheia
02:19 UTC
Paroxis ~ Life
02:05 UTC
What’s the most evil blackgaze band?
What band retains the most evil sound from black metal but still is ultimately blackgaze? Thanks in advance.
01:35 UTC
Can someone please recommend more bands like Sugar Wounds?
I know it's a hard ask for there to be more great bands to fit right into a weird super niche but it's worth a try.
21:30 UTC
Blackgaze with slide guitar: Blood Howl - obliterating love of a tiny light
Hardcore influenced blackgaze with some slide guitar.
17:12 UTC
Upcoming split by Mistral, Starer, Myrvandrer and Ambergaze. Out on March 21st through Fiadh Productions.
10:38 UTC
Soaring - S/T (FFO: Deafheaven, Sadness, Holy Fawn, Lantlos)
10:02 UTC
Mortui Vultus - Distant Echoes [LP] Blackgaze from Ukraine 🇺🇦🔥
12:19 UTC
How tf did I allow this to slide under my radar......
08:40 UTC
Blackgaze Playlist That Goes Hard
02:45 UTC
Sadness & Soulless - Burning at the first light
This one snuck under my raider at the end of last year, but holy heck, it’s incredible. Could not glaze this release hard enough. Sonically divine
01:42 UTC
Corps Fleur - Grief
00:36 UTC
I'm absolutely obsessed with this song please help
I've only recently got into blackgaze, and by recently I mean last night (thanks to my gf) and I'm literally obsessed with this song the guitar at the beginning is life-changing.
20:16 UTC
Harakiri For The Sky - Scorched Earth (Full Album)
02:51 UTC
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