Re: Black metal: there is a great multipart documentary (Norwegian with English subtitles) called “Helvete” that i think is a superb introduction to the subculture (at least, the Norwegian part which is a major aspect of the movement) — it’s fairly balanced and neither shies away from the...
100%. This is the case for me— i play in several tunings and outside of standard, mainly it’s the intervals between the notes that I’m concerned with
(Tho if I’m playing with other people, i’ll play in a standard or simple dropped tuning so that i can communicate with the other players...
not to speak for the OP, but as a black metaller myself i can comment from my perspective,
“TRVE KVLT” (‘true cult’) is black metal slang that means something like “legit,” “authentic,” “genuine,” “untainted by mainstream thought,” “adheres unerringly to the original ethos of black metal” etc
Love baritones! They’re very common in metal with players who want more “oomph in the pit of stomach” but without losing clarity
As noted by supertruper, lowered tunings are fairly common in blues and blues-rock (latter day ZZ Top being a great example)
I also think baris are great for jazz...
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