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101 rules of Black metal



101 rules of Black metal

Posted by: Ivan
Date: 23.09.2006

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1. Don't be gay.
2. Be "true".
3. All people who aren't "true" are gay.
4. Be grim.
5. Be necro.
6. Be simultaneously grim and necro if at all possible.
7. Break things while being grim and necro.
8. Don't have fun at concerts. Stand around with arms crossed.
9. Repeat all above while denouncing organized religion in any form.
10. Never ever, EVER under ANY circumstances...
11. ...Listen to Peccatum.
12. When someone asks you if you enjoy the music of Mayhem, point out that you only enjoy the music of "the true" Mayhem. Maniac is gay.
13. Don't play with fuzzy things, excepting that by "play" you mean "burn".
14. Don't be Dani Filth.
15. Never, ever, under any circumstances utter the phrase "Kenny G slams, man."
16. Don't be Dani Filth.
17. When your mom tells you to take out the garbage tell her that you're too metal to remove refuse.
18. Run for it!
19. Sodomize a virgin whore.
20. Sodomize anything that is not male. (Fuzzy things look out!)
21. Make sure your album goes out of print about 3 years after its release... so it becomes 'cult'.
22. When in doubt, say "True Norwiegian Black Metal!"
23. If that doesn't work, blast beats can fill any silence.
24. Turn any cross you find upside-down.
25. Nipple twisting is not a blackmetal activity..
26. Write a cult, underground, grim and necro zine. Feature only interviews with bands no one has heard of, even "true" blackmetallers.
27. Never ever, EVER, EVER be open-minded.
28. Never write songs less than 15 minutes long and containing less than 15 adjectives in the title.
29. a) paint face. b) go in woods. c) act like troll.
30. Don't be Mortiis (or Dani Filth).
31. Don't wear white shoes after Labor Day.
32. Don't make jokes only your mom would get.
33. Don't make jokes.
34. When in doubt, scowl with eyes downturned.
35. Don't eat Marshmellow Peeps.
36. To producers of black metal albums: remember...no low end! If it doesn't hurt to listen to, it can't be "true".
37. Make sure that no less than half of the musicians on your album are "session" members.
38. When in concert, always growl names of songs so that they are imperceptible. This will ensure that anyone who doesn't have your "cult" LP won't get it.
39. Never play live.
40. When getting ready to go to a show, completely forget that the other people there are not going to the show to look at you.
41. Use barbed wire whenever possible. (Note: this assists in being both "necro" and "grim".)
42. When asked by a non true BMer what BM is, say something like, "BM is the raw essence of pure black evil in man", in any case, make sure that by the conversations end, the other person still has no idea what black metal is.
43. Drive one of your band members to suicide, and claim he died because of the "mainstream" "infecting" the "scene".
44. Reform with "old members" and release an album intended to produce commercial success.
45. When it flops say that you meant it to fail cause anything less wouldn't be "true".
46. Have a side project. Ensure that all other members of your band also have side projects.
47. Fill out the other slots in your other member's side projects as "session" musicians.
48. Record everything in the same studio with the same producer/instruments/equipment/etc.
49. Make sure your album cover never consists of more than three colors (color options allowed: grey, black, white).
50. Publicly state that your band is "non-religious", then use the word "Satan" over 400 times on your one-song thirty-minute album.
51. Never stuff your shoes to make them appear puffy and avoid the wearing of backwards baseball caps if at all possible. Red ones in particular.
52. Insist that music should never progress and that it should still sound the same way it did 9 friggin years ago.
53. Never say "friggin".
54. Never finish anything you start.
55. The word "Hail" is the only appropriate greeting whenever greeting someone "true".
56. If feeling especially true on a given occasion, try "Infernal Hails".
57. All logos must include illegible writing and at least one inverted cross and/or pentagram. This is non-negotiable.
58. When referring to sex with a Metal Chick use only the terminology "sticking my clouded frost-spire into her gates of attrition".
59. Design complex logo for your grim black metal band on binder paper in the middle of math class.
60. Accept every interview you're offered...then pretend that you really don't enjoy being interviewed.
61. Thoroughly enjoy Star Trek: The Next Generation.
62. Wait... scratch that last one. (See rule 1)
63. Never divulge to any outsiders the Exact Day of the Divine Arrival of the Massive Hoof. Instead, inform them that they should be ready to suck the Dark Lord's greasy @#%$ at any time.
64. Use the phrase "suck the dark lord's greasy @#%$" whenever possible.
65. If you ever find that you have somehow become a member of Hecate Enthroned, be sure to piece together a music video of scrap footage of yourself walking around in the woods at night looking evil. Only, instead of being night make sure it's the middle of the @#%$ day, and instead of looking evil, look dorky instead. (See also: rule 1)
666. Own hundreds of black metal albums, demos and bootlegs. Listen to approximately 8 of them regularly.
67. Humping a ceramic Virgin Mary in front of your uncle's house is not "pimping it" (unless you tell her you're done then blow in her face like a shotgun when she turns around).
68. Refrain from using keyboard smilies when communicating via the Internet. Single acceptable smily: -(
69. Why isn't the word "Northern" in your album title yet!? Get to it! Amatuers...
70. Spelling things correctly is neither grim nor necro.
71. Norsk Arysk Blak Metal! Rahhh!!
72. No matter where you're from, pretend you're from Norway and therefore 'true'.
73. Don't be Dani Filth. (I think that's clear)
74. All pets you own now will henceforth be known as "Crucifier". Any pets you own in the future will also be known as "Crucifier".
75. True black metaller: "Many of our dark hymns are influenced by the mighty Tolkien... You have not read the works of Tolkien!? Nerd. Wait a minute... It appears I am the nerdy one after all!"
76. @#%$, I'm talking to myself again.
77. Norsk Arysk Blak Metal! Rahhh!!
78. That's better, on with the interview!
80. Create inverted crosses in all possible instances. Suggested tools: Drum sticks, twigs, pool cues, pencils, etc. (See also "clouded frost spire")
81. Profess publicly that you are a Satanist and add that you are in touch with Norway's ancient Pagan past. Pretend that somehow those two facts make sense in conjunction.
82. Stick your dick in the mashed potatoes.
83. Don't make Beastie Boys references.
84. Don't make references.
85. Satanus. Huh huh huhuhuhuh.
86. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh.
87. If possible, design the title of your album so that it consists of three completely unrelated words. Dimmu Borgir are the master of this (i.e. Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, Spiritual Black Dimensions, Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, Godless Savage Garden) but you may also want to refer to Immortal's "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism".
88. As we all know, women have no place in the homoerotic world of black metal, but if your girl friend still won't stop bugging you about wanting to be involved in your band, give her a lame spoken word part or something.
89. Never form a band containing you, your wife and/or girlfriend, and some gay looking guy. (See also: rule 11)
90. Go to bed when your mom tells you to.
91. If it's rare, it must be good. Order it immediately.
92. I will not add that as it is not metal enough.
93. Are you metal enough to be reading this?
94. Own every Darkthrone release. Listen to exactly none of them.
95. Own cult-as-@#%$ shirts of bands you not only own no releases of, but also haven't even heard.
96. Use the phrase "cult-as-@#%$" whenever possible.
97. Attempt to randomly throw the word "@#%$" during random segments of your songs. (Kindly refer to Attilla's work on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.)
98. In order to make your recording more incomprehensible and therefore more "cult", be sure to either select a singer who has only a tenuous grasp on the language to be sung. (Acceptable languages: Norwegian, Latin, Orcish.)
99. I'll tell you what your album lay out needs...Some titties.
100. And you know what else? How long since you acted like a troll? Pick up that makeup and fight, soldier!
101. You mean to tell me you read this whole thing when you could've have been prancing about in the forest with an axe? For shame! For shaaaaame!!

by Harry and Steve of Kail




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29.08.2007 - 19:35
Ellie
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I laugh so hard every time I read this. Anyways if you like this..then you probably would like this..

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Black_metal
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14.09.2007 - 13:55
Fane
I should print this and put it to my school's doors.
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30.09.2007 - 22:26
Olli
lol thats great
20. Sodomize anything that is not male. (Fuzzy things look out!) XD
Not too sure about the mashed potatos one tho? lol
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07.11.2007 - 20:46
Lord TJ
Look what I found...
http://www.digg.com/music/101_Rules_of_Black_Metal
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09.12.2007 - 02:21
Varegan
Hamranakara
102-when you are bassist in a band, try to kill its guitarist with a blunt knife.
103-VW golf is the best car for fleeing
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13.12.2007 - 02:39
BurbotsRevenge
Foetal Butchery
69. Why isn't the word "Northern" in your album title yet!? Get to it! Amatuers...
70. Spelling things correctly is neither grim nor necro.

good one
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13.12.2007 - 02:41
BurbotsRevenge
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Written by Lord TJ on 07.11.2007 at 20:46

Look what I found...
http://www.digg.com/music/101_Rules_of_Black_Metal


that was submitted ages after this one... very interesting...
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18.12.2007 - 23:19
DoomGuard
32. Don't make jokes only your mom would get.
33. Don't make jokes.
57. All logos must include illegible writing and at least one inverted cross and/or pentagram. This is non-negotiable.
666. Own hundreds of black metal albums, demos and bootlegs. Listen to approximately 8 of them regularly.
90. Go to bed when your mom tells you to.

These probably made me laugh louder than the others...tis funny stuff
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02.01.2008 - 12:31
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
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88. As we all know, women have no place in the homoerotic world of black metal, but if your girl friend still won't stop bugging you about wanting to be involved in your band, give her a lame spoken word part or something.

Or sodomize her and record the screams!!!!! [That was an alternative version of that rule... I have seen this list before in Spanish ajajjaja]

8. Don't have fun at concerts. Stand around with arms crossed.
22. When in doubt, say "True Norwiegian Black Metal!"
36. To producers of black metal albums: remember...no low end! If it doesn't hurt to listen to, it can't be "true".
58. When referring to sex with a Metal Chick use only the terminology "sticking my clouded frost-spire into her gates of attrition".
74. All pets you own now will henceforth be known as "Crucifier". Any pets you own in the future will also be known as "Crucifier".
[Now Iknow what I have to do with my hamster... HELL YEAH!

This rules were hilarious!!! xDDDD
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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03.02.2008 - 05:42
selken
Irreligious
Quote:

94. Own every Darkthrone release. Listen to exactly none of them.


Damn, Those records are even dusty
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03.03.2008 - 14:34
Rozz
dont be gay thats a good rule
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02.04.2008 - 19:20
MetalShadow
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This made me laugh so much!!!!
Great list!!!:thumbup:
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02.04.2008 - 23:33
peterjohnvernon
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that was quite hilarious, you'll find my personal opinion about this in my profile coments xD
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04.04.2008 - 07:27
Psychita
42. When asked by a non true BMer what BM is, say something like, "BM is the raw essence of pure black evil in man", in any case, make sure that by the conversations end, the other person still has no idea what black metal is.


I laughed so much!
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08.04.2008 - 16:19
Hangar XVIII
102. No jewelry is allowed. Unless it has been bathed in the blood of christ, and/or was found in an ancient tomb off the coast of Norway.
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07.05.2008 - 12:16
frankeli
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Hahahahahaha, you guys are insane ... )
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27.05.2008 - 19:54
Dagorwen
It's SO true!!!! (in any meaning of the adjectif hahaha!)
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03.06.2008 - 10:53
Ragana
Rawrcat
lol, funny.
Quote:
24. Turn any cross you find upside-down.
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01.07.2008 - 18:57
-Soulreaper-
58. When referring to sex with a Metal Chick use only the terminology "sticking my clouded frost-spire into her gates of attrition".

I laughed my ass off when I read that one.
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19.07.2008 - 06:16
Caza-Kunt
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Omg That Was So Fxcking Funny.'
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24.07.2008 - 17:10
Valentin B
Iconoclast
"Don't have fun at concerts. Stand around with arms crossed."

lol, those people really piss me off at concerts
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01.08.2008 - 09:15
kaylamacgavin
4. Be grim.
this is cult as shit
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02.08.2008 - 06:47
Uirapuru
Liver Failure
''71. Norsk Arysk Blak Metal! Rahhh!!''

Couldn't be more right

now... what does it mean??? .... i mean.... NORSK ARYSK BLAK METAL!! RAAAAAHHHH!!
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11.08.2008 - 00:40
crimsonmoon
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Written by mara on 23.05.2007 at 19:07

i'm mad!!!!!!!!!!
i love dani filth and mortiis

dani IS amazing
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11.08.2008 - 14:17
X-Ray Rod
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Written by Uirapuru on 02.08.2008 at 06:47

''71. Norsk Arysk Blak Metal! Rahhh!!''

Couldn't be more right

now... what does it mean???


I suppose it has something to do with the fact that Darkthrone put "Norsk Arysk Black Metal" on the back of the album TH and it became a big problem because a lot of people though that they were rasist"nazist and that kind of thing.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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13.08.2008 - 13:22
Macedonia
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73. Don't be Dani Filth. (I think that's clear)

it is very clear!!!!!!!!
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26.08.2008 - 05:50
Oracle
Orcinus
24. Turn any cross you find upside-down.
69. Why isn't the word "Northern" in your album title yet!? Get to it! Amatuers...
70. Spelling things correctly is neither grim nor necro.
89. Never form a band containing you, your wife and/or girlfriend, and some gay looking guy.
91. If it's rare, it must be good. Order it immediately.

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11.10.2008 - 22:32
LeChron James
Helvetesfossen
LOLZ the Divine Arrival of the Massive Hoof. KVLT as fuck, well done ivan.
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16.11.2008 - 23:33
crimsonmoon
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Written by Nazeef on 01.06.2007 at 17:26

Well, I think this topic was attracted by almost Black Metal Fans. While, in fact, Black Metal has no fans, it has Servants...
This rules were made to make fun of Black metal, focusing on the point the guys insisted on.
I love Black Metal, I need Black Metal, but I'm not devoured by Black Metal.
It seems to me like a smell which the wind carries, as it passes through your mind you load the whole spiritual status.
These rules unmasked the ephemere musical and cultural aspect of Black Metal, that entered history.
Black Metal as a music has no continuation
Black Metal as a music is only a modulation
Black Metal as a culture, belief, religion, whatever related to your Brain is like a sterile old dead father, who had no sons, and whose cries still ringing in our ears, but what we hear are only echoes....
UNFORTUNATELY, in my coutry, the situation and the stereotype still the same: CLOWNS...but with Monochromatic Make-up.
And if Britney used to be Silly, Trivial and Happy
BM used to be a little less Silly, A little less Trivial and SAD...

where did you copy and paste that from?:necro:
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04.12.2008 - 15:46
enanox
17. When your mom tells you to take out the garbage tell her that you're too metal to remove refuse.

hahaha ROFL


1. Don't be gay.
9. Repeat all above while denouncing organized religion in any form.
10. Never ever, EVER under ANY circumstances...
11. ...Listen to Peccatum.
20. Sodomize anything that is not male. (Fuzzy things look out!)
25. Nipple twisting is not a blackmetal activity..
27. Never ever, EVER, EVER be open-minded.
86. Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh.

i would resume all of them in a single statement:
1. Don't be Gaahl

HAHAHA

89. Never form a band containing you, your wife and/or girlfriend, and some gay looking guy. (See also: rule 11)

meh... gaahl you all!!

EDIT: i forgot the rule 102. Varg Vikernes is GOD, unless you are Satanist, Paganist or belong to any Norwegian-pre Christian kvlt
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