DSBM is the best musical genre I've had the pleasure of stumbling upon

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Depressive Suicidal Black Metal - a genre of metal that, despite being in the "black metal" subgenre, actually has barely anything to do with black metal in general.

It strips away the entire premise of black metal and replaces it with lo-fi, reverb based music and one of the greatest guitar performances I've heard.



DSBM came as a byproduct of Norwegian Black Metal way back in the 90s. But instead of pointing the aggression outwards - with satanism and such - it pointed it inwards.

The main bands that helped the genre grow and become what it is today (mainly in 2000-2010) were key bands like

Xasthur


Lifelover


Hypothermia


Nocturnal Depression


Make a Change.. Kill Yourself



The entire sub-genre is based on nihilism, hopelessness and isolation. It's not meant to be hype like other metal genres, it's meant to be depressive like the name suggests, and it succeeds at that excellently.

I've never been filled with raw emotion from music, as much as i have been from listening to DSBM. Ever since early 2020 when i discovered the genre, to even today, there wasn't a single second where i wasn't amazed by the beautiful composing of DSBM tracks.



It's not just music, it feels like the instruments themselves are speaking to you, speaking pure and raw emotions - emotions of existential dread and self hatred.



You feel the music deep inside you, every track feels like the final track before your life comes to an end. It's beautiful and poetic.




@PeakIncels @EvilSatanArseRapist @Jason Voorhees @Luca_. @2vi
 
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listening to the first song and damn you may be right but no genre will mog edm for me​
 
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@Orka @Bryce @Jatt @pope @Daddy's Home
 
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Depressive Suicidal Black Metal - a genre of metal that, despite being in the "black metal" subgenre, actually has barely anything to do with black metal in general.

It strips away the entire corniness of black metal and replaces it with lo-fi, reverb based music and one of the greatest guitar performances I've heard.



DSBM came as a byproduct of Norwegian Black Metal way back in the 90s. But instead of pointing the aggression outwards - with satanism and such - it pointed it inwards.

The main bands that helped the genre grow and become what it is today (mainly in 2000-2010) were key bands like

Xasthur


Lifelover


Hypothermia


Nocturnal Depression


Make a Change.. Kill Yourself



The entire sub-genre is based on nihilism, hopelessness and isolation. It's not meant to be hype like other metal genres, it's meant to be depressive like the name suggests, and it succeeds at that excellently.

I've never been filled with raw emotion from music, as much as i have been from listening to DSBM. Ever since early 2020 when i discovered the genre, to even today, there wasn't a single second where i wasn't amazed by the beautiful composing of DSBM tracks.



It's not just music, it feels like the instruments themselves are speaking to you, speaking pure and raw emotions - emotions of existential dread and self hatred.



You feel the music deep inside you, every track feels like the final track before your life comes to an end. It's beautiful and poetic.




@PeakIncels @EvilSatanArseRapist @Jason Voorhees @Luca_. @2vi

sematary >
 
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listening to the first song and damn you may be right but no genre will mog edm for me​
If you liked decalius you'll like more of his songs and Blade And Bath

here's some examples







 
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very good thread and songs
bump, and I'm saving some of these, like unfair and hypothermia

not mentioning jealous from blade and bath here should be a crime tho
 
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very good thread and songs
bump, and I'm saving some of these, like unfair and hypothermia

not mentioning jealous from blade and bath here should be a crime tho
too mainstream I'd be called out by the metal overlords :cautious:
 
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Depressive Suicidal Black Metal - a genre of metal that, despite being in the "black metal" subgenre, actually has barely anything to do with black metal in general.

It strips away the entire corniness of black metal and replaces it with lo-fi, reverb based music and one of the greatest guitar performances I've heard.



DSBM came as a byproduct of Norwegian Black Metal way back in the 90s. But instead of pointing the aggression outwards - with satanism and such - it pointed it inwards.

The main bands that helped the genre grow and become what it is today (mainly in 2000-2010) were key bands like

Xasthur


Lifelover


Hypothermia


Nocturnal Depression


Make a Change.. Kill Yourself



The entire sub-genre is based on nihilism, hopelessness and isolation. It's not meant to be hype like other metal genres, it's meant to be depressive like the name suggests, and it succeeds at that excellently.

I've never been filled with raw emotion from music, as much as i have been from listening to DSBM. Ever since early 2020 when i discovered the genre, to even today, there wasn't a single second where i wasn't amazed by the beautiful composing of DSBM tracks.



It's not just music, it feels like the instruments themselves are speaking to you, speaking pure and raw emotions - emotions of existential dread and self hatred.



You feel the music deep inside you, every track feels like the final track before your life comes to an end. It's beautiful and poetic.




@PeakIncels @EvilSatanArseRapist @Jason Voorhees @Luca_. @2vi

Will listen later
 
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sematary >
semetary ain't even that good buckshot and ghost mountain are way better
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If you liked decalius you'll like more of his songs and Blade And Bath

here's some examples








the first one on here issa banger too
:feelshah:
maybe i should expand my music taste in some of these​
 
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semetary ain't even that good buckshot and ghost mountain are way better
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buckshot is ass
ghost mountain has good features but october country was ass
 
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based agree
 
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buckshot is ass
ghost mountain has good features but october country was ass
october country and burning barn are way better then the three most recent albums from semetary

 
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october country and burning barn are way better then the three most recent albums from semetary

true, everything after rb3 has been mid or worse
 
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Interesting will check it out after I'm home
 
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@Petsmart @eon @pashanimair @FramePillGymMaxx @Arzenic i think this doesnt count as mass tagging :ogre:
 
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Damn some are really good
 
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@Petsmart @eon @pashanimair @FramePillGymMaxx @Arzenic i think this doesnt count as mass tagging :ogre:
it doesn’t bhai, 30 is mass tag

Also sounds pretty enjoyable ngl
 
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The first and the hypotermia one are very good:smonk:
 
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yeah i love dsbm i got into it after i used to listen to shoegaze i think it was 4 years ago

I like black metal too though, idk what you mean by corny. Imo its just metal thats corny but the subgenre black metal is great
 
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I’ve recently started to listen this type of music;





 
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Also a great song:
 
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The first and the hypotermia one are very good:smonk:
Decalius is more recent and modern so his music will appeal to outsiders more (by outsiders i mean non-metal listeners). So im not supriesd you like him. Hypothermia tho im suprised, not many people i know can listen to them.

try these out.
If you liked decalius you'll like more of his songs and Blade And Bath

here's some examples








^^^

and





 
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mogged by metalcore
 
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yeah i love dsbm i got into it after i used to listen to shoegaze i think it was 4 years ago

I like black metal too though, idk what you mean by corny. Imo its just metal thats corny but the subgenre black metal is great
oh i love black metal, i didnt mean that the music was corny.. i mustve used the wrong word, the post was pretty rushed.

ill edit it :ogre: thanks for pointing it out
 
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You should listen to sunbather by deafheaven if you havent already

Also this artist
 
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1st and second were alright


the rest are absolute dogshit
 
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You should listen to sunbather by deafheaven if you havent already

Also this artist

i have emptiness I in my playlist already :Comfy: ill add the second one.


ill listen to sunbather aswell
 
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Depressive Suicidal Black Metal - a genre of metal that, despite being in the "black metal" subgenre, actually has barely anything to do with black metal in general.

It strips away the entire premise of black metal and replaces it with lo-fi, reverb based music and one of the greatest guitar performances I've heard.



DSBM came as a byproduct of Norwegian Black Metal way back in the 90s. But instead of pointing the aggression outwards - with satanism and such - it pointed it inwards.

The main bands that helped the genre grow and become what it is today (mainly in 2000-2010) were key bands like

Xasthur


Lifelover


Hypothermia


Nocturnal Depression


Make a Change.. Kill Yourself



The entire sub-genre is based on nihilism, hopelessness and isolation. It's not meant to be hype like other metal genres, it's meant to be depressive like the name suggests, and it succeeds at that excellently.

I've never been filled with raw emotion from music, as much as i have been from listening to DSBM. Ever since early 2020 when i discovered the genre, to even today, there wasn't a single second where i wasn't amazed by the beautiful composing of DSBM tracks.



It's not just music, it feels like the instruments themselves are speaking to you, speaking pure and raw emotions - emotions of existential dread and self hatred.



You feel the music deep inside you, every track feels like the final track before your life comes to an end. It's beautiful and poetic.




@PeakIncels @EvilSatanArseRapist @Jason Voorhees @Luca_. @2vi

I was searching for a playlist like this
 
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:love::love: mirin.
i agree, i've been listening to it alot lately.
The other day i went out for a walk at night, layed down on a hill and listened to some of it.
There was a lot of moonlight and the clouds were so cool and the grass moved in the wind.

DSBM doesn't make me depressed or suicidal, what it does do however is amplify my emotions in a way.


Some other artists i like
Don't turn (my gf showed this to me i would have NEVER in my life guessed they listened to dsbm, that was pretty cool)


and Viselnik, whom i really like


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