/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:
/r/blackgaze
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New song by Soaring
FFO: Deafheaven, Alcest, Sadness, Mol, Slowdive
14:10 UTC
Sagitta - Forest Solitude
Local band just released their debut ep this past month. Thought I would leave it here for your enjoyment or hatred.
17:43 UTC
Unreqvited - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
08:18 UTC
Bassist needed - Vancouver, BC
Not sure if this is allowed, so feel free to delete if not. We're looking for a bassist for a new blackgaze band in Vancouver. Lockout space in East Van. Practice on Sundays. 2 guitarists, drummer, and vox already in place. Pretty chill vibe with lots of room for your input. Everyone involved is a total dork, so we're passing around song ideas in a Discord chat throughout the week. Tentative show in late January that we're in no way ready for, but everyone involved is experienced and we'll get it done.
23:18 UTC
my first song, review pls
21:08 UTC
Short Songs About A Long Time.
19:08 UTC
Andúril All Shall Fall
2024
18:17 UTC
Willoos - Begeerte
Member of Laster
17:51 UTC
MØL - Tvesind (One of my favourite heavy sections in a blackgaze track. FFO: New Bermuda)
20:15 UTC
Amesoeurs's ST reissued on Vinyl for next year!
So I had originally known this through AuralMusic (aka Code666)'s FB page in private but I hadn't really gotten confirmation of it until I saw a private message from someone (to that person, I'm sorry! I thought you were a bot!).
TLDR: AuralMusic, the label that still has the rights to Amesoeurs' music, is reissuing their debut album on vinyl, for the first time since 2016 (and technically 2009). It's only basic black, but honestly, it's better than nothing in the end.
02:25 UTC
Velothian - Outlander
23:05 UTC
Does Audrey Sylvain scream at the end of the song Trouble by Amesoeurs?
It sounds like she is doing screams towards the end, is it her ?
17:31 UTC
A fake An Autumn For Crippled Children recording
Screenshot from An Autumn's Facebook page:
09:33 UTC
For fans of holy fawn, wounds of recollection
01:57 UTC
I edited “I Want to Be There” into a phone wallpaper
Enjoy!
19:19 UTC
Anything on your radar for upcoming tours in MA/CT?
Looking forward to alcest but wish there were more things coming up
21:12 UTC
Virgin Mary's Eyes (V.M.E.) - FFO Zeal & Ardor, Deafheaven, Faith No More https://open.spotify.com/track/7LH7rJeW3ICTxG3BFEJ5oG?si=5a33757e6e594b31
12:36 UTC
Music suggestions-MOL
Hello all,
Hope you don’t mind this question. I stumbled across MOL recently and I’m absolutely obsessed. Being old and not with it, I checked google which tells me this is blackgaze which led me here. Can you suggest any other bands similar to these guys?? Already have Deafheaven and Svalbard on my play list.
Many thanks!
09:01 UTC
Where next with Sadness's discography?
Recently discovered I Want To Be There and it quickly became one of my favorite albums. Looking for more stuff by Sadness but there's so much. Where to next? Thanks!
00:51 UTC
Harakiri for the Sky, Austere - Heal Me
00:23 UTC
Holy Fawn - Blood Pact
11:12 UTC
Ospa 1959 / les cinq / Rapière (split, 2024) (blackgaze, postblack, posthardcore, screamo)
16:12 UTC
Asunojokei's new live album
What did y'all get think of asunojokei's new live album! I think it's really beautiful! I think I actually prefer this live version of island than the studio.
10:34 UTC
Trna — Earthcult (2018)
01:02 UTC
April Winters - Secret Languages (FFO: Deafheaven, Touché Amore, Whirr)
https://aprilwinters1.bandcamp.com/track/secret-languages
Let me know your thoughts on my song I released yesterday
04:41 UTC
Abstract Void - Strings Of Time
14:54 UTC
As My Vision Fades - Waiting (EP)
02:10 UTC
Deafheaven if they were good
21:43 UTC