all else miss the point.

i know you're all panged by the thought of sifting through the suffocating saturation of bands on the black/death metal landscape.  with so many bands, how do you know what's what?  how does one define it?

there's only 1 (or 2) band(s) from each genre that matter.  all else miss the point.  don't even mention the 3rd/4th/5th/6th wave of bands that, rather than try to create something new, stick to an old idea with misguided reverence.  they become cartoons.

and if you wanted to know the difference, this will illustrate perfectly.  just sit back and allow yourself to transcend.

this is black metal.  it is like the coldest european winter.  darkthrone is all you need to know.

this is death metal.  it is like a humid american hurricane.  six feet under is all you need to know.

honorable mention (black metal): burzum

honorable mention (death metal): obituary

or you can play both videos at the same time.  that's always fun.