I'm searching for bands like Portal or Terra Tenebrosa. Those that play Experimental Black/Death. Music that is very dark and unexplainable.

In case you haven't heard of them :

Well Terra Tenebrosa don't really play black or death metal but yeah, if you like Portal then you'll obviously like Impetuous Ritual. Watchmaker have an intensity comparable to those two, though more grind based. Immense band though. Can't go wrong with Dragged Into Sunlight either. Think it's worth mentioning Mithras's first album too. (those are all youtube clips by the way)

Kinda just winging it really as I''m not exactly sure what you're after. Portal and Terra Tenebrosa aren't really comparable for me.

Written by Guest on 12.04.2012 at 19:49
Portal and Terra Tenebrosa aren't really comparable for me.

Ya I didn't really know how to attack this. I was like... Impetuous Ritual/Ulcerate/Mitochondrion/Flourishing and stuff? Akercocke?

Written by Troy Killjoy on 12.04.2012 at 19:57

Ya I didn't really know how to attack this. I was like... Impetuous Ritual/Ulcerate/Mitochondrion/Flourishing and stuff? Akercocke?

I'm guessing everything that's been mentioned is stuff he's heard before at any rate but I'm hoping something I haven't heard will materialise on this thread.

Cheers guys. I actually haven't heard any of them yet. This "genre" is new for me actually. That's why I'm a little confused about the Terra Tenebrosa thing.

Anyway thanks! Keep them coming!

EDIT : Jesus Christ.... IMPETUOUS RITUAL is awesome!!

For something similar to portal you can check Ignivomous, Plague Widow and Vasaleth
but for your liking of Terra Tenebrosa i can only make a few (not necessarily fitting) guesses:
Deathspell Omega, Dodecahedron, Profundi, Svart Crown, Vulvark, Wildernessking

Written by theFIST on 13.04.2012 at 00:12

but for your liking of Terra Tenebrosa i can only make a few (not necessarily fitting) guesses:
Deathspell Omega, Dodecahedron, Profundi, Svart Crown, Vulvark, Wildernessking

Personally I wouldn't recommend black metal bands for a fan of Terra Tenrbrosa. Admittedly I'm not sure what I'd recommend, probably something in an avant/post/drone outfit of some kind.

Written by Guest on 13.04.2012 at 01:02

Written by theFIST on 13.04.2012 at 00:12

but for your liking of Terra Tenebrosa i can only make a few (not necessarily fitting) guesses:
Deathspell Omega, Dodecahedron, Profundi, Svart Crown, Vulvark, Wildernessking

Personally I wouldn't recommend black metal bands for a fan of Terra Tenrbrosa. Admittedly I'm not sure what I'd recommend, probably something in an avant/post/drone outfit of some kind.

considering behexen, darkspace, blut aus nord and many more are on his profile i think he wouldn"t mind it being black
also i"m surprised you don"t know what to suggest, that"s a novelty

Written by theFIST on 13.04.2012 at 01:19

considering behexen, darkspace, blut aus nord and many more are on his profile i think he wouldn"t mind it being black
also i"m surprised you don"t know what to suggest, that"s a novelty

Terra Tenebrosa have become notoriously difficult to categorise. I've just gone for some kind of avant-garde metal with drone elements but there's not much else that sounds like them.

Written by Guest on 13.04.2012 at 01:24

Written by theFIST on 13.04.2012 at 01:19

considering behexen, darkspace, blut aus nord and many more are on his profile i think he wouldn"t mind it being black
also i"m surprised you don"t know what to suggest, that"s a novelty

Terra Tenebrosa have become notoriously difficult to categorise. I've just gone for some kind of avant-garde metal with drone elements but there's not much else that sounds like them.

maybe they"ll start a genre

Written by Guest on 13.04.2012 at 01:02
Personally I wouldn't recommend black metal bands for a fan of Terra Tenrbrosa.

I wouldn't recommend them to a black metal fan, either. But like you said... near-impossible to categorize and thus just as difficult to supply a list of similar artists.

This Terra band sounds interesting...

Extreme Noise Terror

Came across this. Experimental Doom/Death?

Hey guys,

I wanted to get some feedback on my new project The Zeta Reticuli.
My last band DARK ADAPTION has called it quits. We have disbanded but out of the ashes we have a faster, heavier, more progressive sound. For Fans of Whitechapel, Beneath the Massacre, Cattle Decapitation, Veil of Maya, Meshuggah etc.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thezetareticuli

Drop by show some love and give our track a spin. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Experimental death\black\industrial\electro\oriental

Written by Guest on 13.06.2012 at 14:07

Experimental death\black\industrial\electro\oriental

Amazing!

Alkerdeel from the Netherlands. A bit different, strong sludge and black metal influences, but it has a similar kind of vibe. It purely rocks and is criminally underrated, anyway. Check out the new album "Morinde", you won't be disappointed.

Azoic just popped out of nowhere (well, Iceland technically, but such a quality first release was unexpected is what I mean) with an absolutely AWESOME debut called "Gateways". More melodic than Portal and that, but still experimental. There's a LOT of depth, quality and diversity here. UNMISSABLE.

Written by deathexhortation on 23.06.2012 at 09:57


Azoic just popped out of nowhere (well, Iceland technically, but such a quality first release was unexpected is what I mean) with an absolutely AWESOME debut called "Gateways". More melodic than Portal and that, but still experimental. There's a LOT of depth, quality and diversity here. UNMISSABLE.

Actually they do sound pretty impressive indeed, cheers for the heads up.

Written by deathexhortation on 23.06.2012 at 09:57

Alkerdeel from the Netherlands.

They have nothing to do with The Netherlands except that Mories from Gnaw Their Tongoues etc. did an intor and outro on their most recent album. Alkerdeel are from Belgium.

But yeah great band.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.06.2012 at 12:03

Written by deathexhortation on 23.06.2012 at 09:57

Alkerdeel from the Netherlands.

They have nothing to do with The Netherlands except that Mories from Gnaw Their Tongoues etc. did an intor and outro on their most recent album. Alkerdeel are from Belgium.

But yeah great band.

Don't think they are experimental though. More like Blackened Sludge right?

Written by The Turbanator on 24.06.2012 at 14:43

Don't think they are experimental though. More like Blackened Sludge right?

Yup, they have a sound of their own but nothing really experimental about their music.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.06.2012 at 12:03

Written by deathexhortation on 23.06.2012 at 09:57

Alkerdeel from the Netherlands.

They have nothing to do with The Netherlands except that Mories from Gnaw Their Tongoues etc. did an intor and outro on their most recent album. Alkerdeel are from Belgium.

But yeah great band.

Yup, I remembered wrongly. Stand corrected.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.06.2012 at 15:47

Written by The Turbanator on 24.06.2012 at 14:43

Don't think they are experimental though. More like Blackened Sludge right?

Yup, they have a sound of their own but nothing really experimental about their music.

Yes, not truly experimental, I agree, but their sound was brought to my mind. People who like experimental music in the vein of Portal etc may be interested. They are unique, as you say.

Found a band (which I'm not sure if they are Experimental but they do sound like Portal a little bit). Info says they're from Australia, only released one demo and decided to split up. Demo available in cassette only and it consists of 3 tracks.

Here :