Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.03.2012 at 06:03



btw saw a douchebag with a gas mask and a back pack at Neurotic Deathfest a couple of weeks ago. He was French.

Written by Branzig on 18.03.2012 at 06:05

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.03.2012 at 06:03



btw saw a douchebag with a gas mask and a back pack at Neurotic Deathfest a couple of weeks ago. He was French.

Did you actually ask him what nationality he was?!?! hahahaha

Because that would be funnier than hell, "Hey, douche in the gas mask over there, where you from? France? ...Fucker..."

hahahahahahaha

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.03.2012 at 06:08

(btw I call them douches because they were all dressed up as if it was carnival) and it was clear they were all French, merde.

Written by Branzig on 18.03.2012 at 06:10

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.03.2012 at 06:08

(btw I call them douches because they were all dressed up as if it was carnival) and it was clear they were all French, merde.

Like Jesters? With Gas Masks On?

Well dressed like that, they were obviously French... haha

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.03.2012 at 06:12

one had a yellow one piece jumpsuit on making him look like a banana, another had Hello Kitty attire one, another a kilt, another was dressed up like a viking with a gay ass drinking horn

Written by Guest on 25.04.2012 at 18:23

I'm much into the some old Canadian bands, especially Blasphemy and Conqueror but much of what is played in this "genre" sounds pretty redundant (not that any other metal genre is continously bursting with freshness and originality, but you get the point...) Besides, it's hard for me to really get into a genre that has close to zero representation in my own country, because lately one of my favourite ways to enjoy music is through concerts... the only worthy exception are Occidens, a band that cultivate a war metal imagery but musically they're total D666 worshippers... great band, anyway...

Written by Savopipo on 26.04.2012 at 00:41
So where should I start if I want to hear good "War metal"?

Written by Savopipo on 26.04.2012 at 00:41

I have had zero to no experience with "War metal" at all. When I first saw the thread in the forum I thought about bands like "Korpiklaani", "Turisas" and "Ensiferum" but they are more folk-metal I guess. So where should I start if I want to hear good "War metal"? Maybe some of the bands mentioned above "Conqueror" for instance?

Written by Guest on 26.04.2012 at 02:14

if you actually expect something like Turisas or Ensiferum let me tell you that you'll be very dissapointed...

Written by Branzig on 26.04.2012 at 04:50

Written by Guest on 26.04.2012 at 02:14

if you actually expect something like Turisas or Ensiferum let me tell you that you'll be very dissapointed...

Very Very VERY disappointed...haha

Written by Branzig on 26.04.2012 at 04:50

Written by Guest on 26.04.2012 at 02:14

if you actually expect something like Turisas or Ensiferum let me tell you that you'll be very dissapointed...

Very Very VERY disappointed...haha

I used to be a skeptic as to whether "war metal" is an actual microgenre or just a branch off of "bestial black metal," and I have decided that it is 100% it's own genre. Much like how "viking metal" was once just black metal, I feel that war metal is, or is on the verge of, becoming its own respected genre.

I've made this decision based off of:

1. Gas Masks and Bullet Belts.
2. Lyrical content.
3. Kick ass, manic, frenzied riffs.
4. Crusty, hissy, lo-fi bliss.
5. Theology.

Written by Guest on 26.04.2012 at 18:37

call a hardcore or crust punk band "war metal."

Written by Branzig on 27.04.2012 at 15:31

Written by Guest on 26.04.2012 at 18:37

call a hardcore or crust punk band "war metal."

Plus there happens to be some sarcasm in there as well....in case you didn't pick it up haha.

Written by Savopipo on 28.04.2012 at 02:41

I feel it's more like a mixture of death and black with some noise thrown in for good measure?

Written by Branzig on 28.04.2012 at 15:28

Written by Savopipo on 28.04.2012 at 02:41

I feel it's more like a mixture of death and black with some noise thrown in for good measure?

That's a pretty close assessment.

A lot of people feel that it relates to death riffs, but I feel way more thrash elements in a lot of the passages... And of course that awesome lo-fi production that I find so tasty!

I always wear 2 gas masks at once, more kvlt.

Written by DJ Mythos on 29.04.2012 at 09:57

Blasphemophagher kills.

Written by Savopipo on 04.05.2012 at 00:56

I've listened to some of the bands mentioned above (totally new to me sorry for being so lame) and last nite I got myself a good dose of Conqueror and man that shit really blows you away! I might be way off here (because it's been some time) but it reminded me of Von (which I never got into but also carried a lot of hateful aggresiveness as I recall it). And this shit happened in the mid ninties?????? How cool is that!

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 04.05.2012 at 21:24

Has Antediluvian been mentioned yet?

Written by Branzig on 04.05.2012 at 17:39

Written by Savopipo on 04.05.2012 at 00:56

I've listened to some of the bands mentioned above (totally new to me sorry for being so lame) and last nite I got myself a good dose of Conqueror and man that shit really blows you away! I might be way off here (because it's been some time) but it reminded me of Von (which I never got into but also carried a lot of hateful aggresiveness as I recall it). And this shit happened in the mid ninties?????? How cool is that!

Yeah Conqueror is definitely one fucking brutal band. They really are considered as the "originals" as far as war metal is concerned. They're image, play style, and attitude was just 100% go all the time, and I feel that that is one of the biggest attractions to the genre. I don't like slow parts, symphonic parts, ambient parts, etc. Sometimes, I just want 100% pissed off aggression with no breaks in between. When I am in that mood, war metal just delivers so well!