/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 |
Recommended Subreddits:
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20:28 UTC
have some free albums albums :3
i already have them in my library so figured id just put em here for you all
18:39 UTC
'Enlightenment' by Strandhem is out today! // Nordic Antifascist Blackgaze // Find it on Bandcamp now, it'll be on all other platforms within a few days. All proceedings from Bandcamp will be going to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (and I will try to match the final amount).
07:18 UTC
Roast my Blackgaze/DSBM demo
yeah, it sucks :3
05:19 UTC
Check out my one-man project "Silüet"s first full length!
Hey! I'm Uygar (Ygr). I'm a 16 years old musician from Turkey and I just released my first full length album called "Göğün Bittiği Yer" (Where The Sky Ends in English). I'd be very happy if you guys listen to it and tell me what you think! (It'll be available on Spotify very soon) Here are the links:
22:01 UTC
I love heavy blackgaze
16:08 UTC
My favourite heretoir song
16:06 UTC
Trhä - Helënahappa
15:41 UTC
Bereft - Great Green Walls
03:11 UTC
Lonely Star - Meaningless
21:02 UTC
Second (and final) Teaser for Strandhem's new album 'Enlightenment' out this Friday // Nordic Antifascist Blackgaze // 100% of the proceedings from the album received through Bandcamp will go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (free download option will also be available).
16:07 UTC
Mind sharing some feedback on this one?
05:48 UTC
Theophobos - Solipsis (2024) (full album stream)
20:50 UTC
These are the two most important & rare vinyl/CDs I have 🖤
Since Amesoeurs disbanded in 2009, these have become super rare. I believe that Northern silence released some more copies a few years ago, they released about 200, & they went really quickly. I looked everywhere for these, I saw Amesoeurs’ S/T being sold for £300 💀 Like damn
10:16 UTC
New Strandhem album "Enlightenment" will be out next Friday. Here is the first musical teaser for the album (more info in the comments).
14:22 UTC
Aripiprazole - Mental Exhaustion
16:20 UTC
nothing is sacrosanct - ...without you, existence is hollow
00:26 UTC
Softened Skies (feat. Havyn Alyce) - Bliss of Indifference
19:42 UTC
LYSBAERER - “I: Som et lys i natten, må vi alle finde frelse…” (full album stream)
Hoping it’s alright to post this.
My band LYSBAERER just released our first album a few weeks ago, and it’s somewhat in a space between Atmospheric Post-Black and Blackgaze, with a very DSBM style vocals.
Hope some of you like it!
12:37 UTC
What are some of the best clean-singing focused blackgaze bands?
I've been trying to get my alt-friend into metal music. She's mostly into deftones, superheaven and stuff. And thought that some funeral doom or goregrind wouldn't be the best first step (lol)
So hmu with some bands that prioritizes clean singing over screaming (only ocasional). I've showed her Oathbreaker, Sylvaine, Amesoeours and Alcest and she loved it.
Thanks!
00:22 UTC
nothing is sacrosanct - ...you made me happy (2024)
21:32 UTC
Any song recommendations for Alcest?
I want to hear more Alcest songs with screamed vocals. Neige has really good screams.
06:40 UTC
lovesilkpalemilk - mircea
https://lovesilkpalemilk.bandcamp.com/album/mircea
was looking for this on youtube, nothing came up.
15:20 UTC
A B E R R A N T ⋆ ｡ ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ A B Y S S
21:45 UTC
ICOSANDRIA - A Scarlet Lunar Glow Pt 1
21:30 UTC
Lamentra - Inexpressible Emptiness
18:37 UTC
Amesoeurs - Faiblesse Des Sens
been a bit obsessed with this song. its so fucking beautiful and that scream towards the end is just awesome...
22:15 UTC
Best post-punk influenced post-black/blackgaze bands?
Basically since the beginning of the genre bands like Alcest and Amesoeours stated their influence not only from post-rock/shoegaze but also from post-punk acts.
Besides those Neige projects, An Autumn For Crippled Children and Germ. Which bands embrace those post-punk elements?
19:53 UTC
Hoarfrost Sky - The Firmament Is Melting
09:53 UTC
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