British Black Metal: The Extreme Underground | Full Documentary

[@supermario7041]

I understand if some of these bands are not your cup of tea (British pun intented) but saying they aren't trve black metal is kinda stupid. For me black metal and metal music in general is about freedom of expression. If there are some predetermined rules on how your music should sound then you're not as trve as you think you are.

[@billieschwartz8602]

Well said mate, well said indeed!!!🤘🎸🤘

[@nickmaatjes5611]

Well Said Mate , Some People Want to put Boundaries to the Word Extremity what is kind of a Contradiction to me. Love The Documentary and the Bands!!

[@ChristopherJames1993]

The main thing about black metal is passion and using your environment in your music. If a band does that they are a black metal band to me

[@V3xxe]

@Arya Calm down edgelord. Black metal is about rebellion, that's it.

[@V3xxe]

@Arya From whatever shit the majority is spouting. It doesn't need to sound like it was recorded in a cave. The only reason the old bands sound that way is because they couldn't afford better because they were teenagers. They were brought up in Christian families, so they rebelled against that and against American death metal.

[@casket_industries]

Was a pleasure to be a part of this production, good to so many friends from the British scene involved too.

[@mykectown]

This was a very well done! And actually had a few bands I'd never heard of...which is always good. Keep up the good work!

[@PaulVegan]

Myke C-Town I totally agree!

[@PeaceDweller]

I honestly think Bal-Sagoth don't get the credit they truly deserve. Their epic mix of Black, Death and Power Metal was a massive influence on later bands who became really popular with that style such as Children of Bodom.

[@pipa.napalm]

WTF are you saying? Children of Bodom is a perfect example of the Finish sound that bands like them and Norther have and that was influenced by a pioneer finnish band called Impaled Nazarene (also Finnish). It's crazy how you british people historically take credit for things that you've only robbed like the pirates you have always been.

[@andywitch666]

They were ahead of their times, for sure!

[@Ilnath]

Would love to see a similar documentary about German Black Metal scene, and Canadian too

[@joehorseman98]

Amazing documentary, the British scene is quite often overlooked due to other countries having much bigger scenes, nice to see UK bands get some spotlight, great work.

[@drumgold23]

The quality and variety of facial hair on display here is deeply impressive, as is the entire documentary itself. Some great bands I love such as Winterfylleth and some new ones to explore. Thank you 🤘🏿

[@TourmalineFilms]

Good point well made drumgold! Glad you enjoyed.

[@TourmalineFilms]

Apologies for the sound being disabled for some of you. KZbin have mistaken copyright for Gatherer of the Pure by A forest of stars. We have given credit for it and got confirmation to use it from Prophecy Productions so looks like we might just have to wait and see. A copyright dispute is in process.

[@AnnieHoxhalli01]

+Tourmaline Films Woo! The fooking sound is back!!

[@lordslayer6010]

Thanks for fixing it, KZbin is ridiculous when it comes to copyright.

[@astraeareminiec669]

What if the viewer can't stand strobe lights because they have photo sensitive eyes?

[@peppinodicorrado407]

Tourmaline Films fuck you losers crap metal

[@jaydubz8117]

I'm impressed by your band. what are they called again?...

[@CountBlagorath]

Absolutely amazing documentary.

[@kiwithegreat7721]

+Grave Bodybag best comment ever

[@cfs7338]

Of course this loser likes the Documentary.

[@peppinodicorrado407]

CountBlagorath losers

[@TheMillieBurton]

One of the best documentary films I've seen in awhile. An interview with Andy Marshall would have been nice (because British black metal isn't just English) but overall great job!

[@The_Sacred_Grove]

Finally! Proper footage of Fen! They're my favourite band in metal today. Thank You so much for this :D

[@H4R4K1R1x]

Do you know the song name at 23:30?

[@sonicwingnut]

I actually got into Fen after watching this documentary (I'm the lad from Old Corpse Road in it) and finally got to do sound for them at the Blackwood Gathering festival. They're proper sound lads and incredible live.

[@nivolettaz125]

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[@H4R4K1R1x]

Many thanks, I'm a few albums deep now though :)@@nivolettaz125

[@steveopc81]

I really enjoyed this. I absolutely love hearing about underground metal scenes and hearing from the bands. The underground is the heart & soul of metal.

[@evrdarkgreen]

This is great! Good job, everyone involved.

[@andrewapollyon3126]

Very well done. Hail British Black Metal!! Much praise from Houston,Texas.

[@dungcheeseMORK999]

Really good documentary! Hardly sit and watch a documentary in whole usually, but this thankfully broke that tradition of mine! Some great bands from this country of mine! :D

[@TourmalineFilms]

+Kieran Buckner Glad to hear the film kept you engaged.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

Loved seeing the guy wearing a Primordial shirt

[@keithmory6969]

Black metal is across the world..not by country!! But by history of where you came from , heritage, religion, what ever you view ..its raw and heart felt..and if it's good....its good! Period!! No matter what country your from!!

[@demitrilevantis3427]

Beautifully shot, well structured and great to see so many of my friends and fellow musicians. Excellent job guys.

[@TourmalineFilms]

+Demitri Levantis Thanks for the kind words Demitri!

[@TheJoeybroadbent88]

Great documentary, loved hearing from bands in our great UK scene, some I've never heard of so can check out. Wasn't expecting to see where I live in the A Forest of Stars section.

[@magnusbruce4051]

Excellent work - this is a really good insight into the English scene (although as another user noted, there is precious little mention of bands from other countries in the UK!). It all felt very BBC Four and I appreciated that style. I also have to say it is a pleasure to hear an interview with Fen. The Watcher is a lot more eloquent than I anticipated for some reason. I'll be sure to share this around my friends tomorrow.

[@eon14873]

Superb documentation. Well in

[@abandonedbylightband29]

Fantastic documentary! Great bands chosen! Brilliant!

[@franlovelsimic8421]

Very underrated metal scene! Fen, Winterfylleth, Wodensthrone, Saor (Alba Gu Brath!), Anaal Nathrakh, Mountains Crave and so much more. All excellent bands! Icelandic or Ukranian BM scene would be amazing. Love these doxes!

[@lordslayer6010]

a documentary for ukrainian black metal would be pretty great

[@rorbalzio]

Drudkh!!!!!

[@Roscoe-111]

Nokturnal Mortum!

[@undergroundmusictapes]

Moloch

[@chestbuster1987]

Smart and dark, there is something special about this genre. Never thought I'd get into it..

[@shipscat7779]

Superb film well done to those involved in the making.

[@chrisbrown7175]

if I can't afford to go to Norway I'm going to Britain

[@GFEBMX]

@@serenechaosuk4682 aye just wait the tories are now the only ones in power with no opposition

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

I am 66 , I grew up in the 60s , 70s . You Really Got Me by the Kinks was considered a " hard rock " song at the time , and it was . Heiter Skelter by the Beatles was considered a precursor to heavy metal at the time and it was pretty heavy . I guess I'm saying that I grew up seeing the development of this genre of music . I totally love this style of music. The thrash of Metallica , the heavy melody of Iron Maiden through to Cradle of Filth and the almost meditative yet deep heaviness of SunOOO . This style of music covers the globe . Like rap one can find metal communities in Japan , India , Malaysia , even underground communities in Middle Eastern countries . Some countries make it dangerous to the point of imprisonment to be associated with metal music . If you search KZbin or the internet it can be such an eye opener to see how far metal music has spread around the world , and into places where you would not believe it would take root and grow. I love all genres of metal from punk to black metal and all points in between so good on you for bringing this documentary to me .❤😂 Greetings from Western Australia

[@TourmalineFilms]

Glad the documentary found you!

[@Godless-Being]

Cool story, bro(sir)

[@patras458]

Discovered Old Corpse Road through this documentary. Amazing band!

[@MrDamburger]

These musicians music seriously help my anxiety and being a loner which can be super painful at times but sometimes liberating..

[@nescaudrummer]

Damn, I can't believe that i missed this doc This is awesome! I myself was looking for new bands, especially from the uk, cause like usually people think about cradle or venom, but I was curious to find more bm british bands It's really great to hear the musicians actually speak their mind, loved it Thank you 🤘🏻

[@DogmaEarthwork]

Where are the Scottish bands? Cnoc An Tursa, Saor... Where is Wodensthrone? Where are the Welsh bands? Ghast for example. Might as well call it English black metal with a lot of missing pieces. Nice to see so many familiar faces in this but would have liked to have seen more about the music and less about cultural hegemony. To an outsider trying to figure this out it would look silly seeing all this. Eg. "I love nature, therefore I scream my lungs inside out." There's not much going into why this is the case. For me, it’s way deeper than loving hills and landscapes. That’s purely an aesthetic aide. I was around these bands for some time, it just strikes me a little odd that so much is evidently missing and it’s coming from mostly English bands.

[@DogmaEarthwork]

+Marc Hoyland the title is British Black Metal. Way to condemn yourself with such an answer.

[@DogmaEarthwork]

+Marc Hoyland have you deleted your comments because you just realised Britain is more than just England?

[@groovesnotnews6022]

yea, would like to have seen some of ghast. wodensthrone was *mentioned* :p

[@DogmaEarthwork]

+RJSS Sounds It'd have been worth interviewing them. In a lot of ways I feel that Wodensthrone were the precursor to a lot of what is now regarded as English black metal. They're certainly more interesting as people compared to a lot of these...

[@groovesnotnews6022]

+Dogma Earthwork well maybe they were busy ... shame whatever the reason :p

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

Just watched an Old Corpse Road video ❤😂 They are now in my top ten bands. Totally love the dynamic and performance. I will now go look for a vinyl copy of their record ❤😂 Thank you Greetings from Western Australia

[@DuskLurker]

UKBM is definitely on the rise. Lots of interesting bands popping up in recent years. You love to see it 🔥

[@RapiDEraZeR]

Black metal has evolved a lot and that's good. I like how many nuances there are.

[@matthewdaws9877]

Great document, being completely new to the British Black Metal scene, that is a lot more bands to check out

[@DougSwift]

This is an exceptional film. Thank you!

[@adamgoode6245]

This is absolutely bloody brilliant!

[@TourmalineFilms]

Glad you enjoyed Adam.

[@missscreamwhore]

I love these documentaries on black metal. It’s fascinating learning about the artists and history behind the music. I really didn’t know there were so many black metal bands in the UK.

[@TourmalineFilms]

Yes, I was inspired by many black metal docs. One man metal and the one by Vice about Gorgoroth were two of my favourites - Andy

[@helenlauer9545]

really good documentary; thank you. back in the day . . . peaking on psilocybin, listening to Grand Funk Railroad . . . guess that dates me; but it's the same . . . pity you can't score good psilocybin and pure acid anymore.

[@samsarahellfueled3280]

This was really good and informative. i always love to see the artist´s perspective on such a boundary-less subject such as black metal. very good and congrats on this material. worth to share and to comment with me lads and some guiness hehe.

[@WoodwoseTransmissions]

Great work, really enjoyed this. Hope to see more like this from you.

[@SkyHammerTPK]

Great documentary, always come back to watching this every so often. Definitely a look at more of the UK would've been beneficial, but a lot of solid stuff already. Shame a number of these bands haven't released any new material for quite a long time

[@wilcohoutman2352]

Thank you this awesome documentary @Tourmaline Films now I know a lot more about he Brittish black metal scene

[@TourmalineFilms]

You're welcome!

[@franciscodiaz3028]

you got me interested in some of these bands. a job well done. thank you!

[@Advtaiwan]

I'd like to remind everyone where venom came from ! without venom that word "black metal" might not exist

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

Venom is borderline blackmetal at its coldest but its really still just a hair band.

[@Advtaiwan]

@@quorthonsinferno5119 yea I’m just referring to giving birth to the genre name “black metal “ but they were definitely more thrash / punk sounding

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

@@Advtaiwan Indeed. For me its also the imagery of the material. Venom era hadn't developed that texture or ambiance and its always been hard for me to appreciate them under the context of black metal

[@Advtaiwan]

@@quorthonsinferno5119 that’s fine and I respect your opinion but it’s just fact they created that word “ black metal “

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

@@Advtaiwan But they didn't _define_ it.

[@Joesotherself]

This documentary has inspired me, thank you

[@TourmalineFilms]

Glad to hear it Joseph! show us what you're made of ;)

[@Mikeoneus]

It was good to see Voices getting some recognition. What a band.

[@spencergorringe9448]

I was a "stage prop" for Thus Defiled ( Not on this vid ?? ! ) twice ! Camden Underworld ( with Bal Sagoth ) and Braindead club theres a vid on youtobe somewhere ! . Lost all arm hair when Nick , the drummer did his flame spitting ...... Good times (?) LMAO Been a British Black Metal fan for over 20 years !

[@josephyoung6749]

I loved Cradle of Filth and Bal Sagoth in my younger years.

[@elviras4378]

Black metal is not about fashion.. is about passion..🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥☠️☠️☠️

[@jamiedc2187]

So far this is the best Black Metal documentary I have ever seen.

[@kieronyatesphotography]

UK born and bred but living overseas - nice to see whats going on back home. Nicely done.

[@brandontadday6288]

Looks like there are a couple of new bands I will have to be checking out! Great bands coming from Britain!

[@Kerry_kit_slayer]

2:41, that guy on the left... I just completely lost it at that point.

[@petermoes1668]

hahaha i just laughed my ass off. he is like the kungfu teacher in killbill ()

[@Svvithred]

Amazing stuff, I really loved this documentary! I'd love to see one that takes in the wider parts of the UK/British Isles, such as Adabroc from the Isle of Lewis, but that aside, I really did enjoy this and as a huge fan of UKBM since 1994, I'll watch this again and again and it's nice to see what Mike sounds like haha.

[@maxbraun6964]

So KZbin has a feature, that translates videos titles into ones preset language. This video translated underground as subway

[@Infernum_Records]

Great documentary that only really scratches the surface of the underground UKBM scene. But I guess how much can you cram into 40 minutes?

[@galacticjourneys420]

Great Documentary! Kick Ass work! Thanks for this.

[@GNARical]

This was brilliant, thank you!

[@leekent46]

Excellent film, really enjoyed that.

[@EMSyndicate]

''Britannia Infernus - A History Of British Occult and Black Metal'' (VA compilation) - Godreah Records. The actual bands that made British Black Metal stand up for decades.

[@solafide9082]

Is it fair to say that Winterfylleth is Black Metal‘s Coldplay? 🤔😄

[@bazzbazzley]

A heady mix of severe infantalism and hilarious pretention...makes this stuff a joy.

[@billieschwartz8602]

What an awesome Black Metal scene in Britain!!!!🤘🎸🎛🤘

[@megadesu69]

I have no issue with bands like Winterfylleth choosing to forego the image usually associated with black metal, but it does seem a bit strange to play dark and anti-establishment music while looking so clean-cut and ordinary. I honestly think the image of metal is almost as important as the music itself. It supports and enhances the music and it's rebellious spirit, and also shows your dedication to the music and the themes you express; that you're serious about what you believe in. Metal is more than just a music genre, or at least it should be. That's why I like black metal so much and hate how it's become so empty and commercial and seemingly devoid of controversial themes (not saying that Winterfylleth are like that, though I do find their music to be quite boring).

[@BasedHyperborean]

Xasthur has a quote about not wanting to talk to other metal people and avoiding having long hair or wearing metal shit because he wants to be left alone in public. Could be something kinda like that. There's also no real reason to stereotype yourself. Wearing a uniform is pretty fucking lame and conformist.

[@PerryTribeMetalBaker]

That was a good watch to be honest, whilst not being OVERLY informative to those who already know of the scene, but it certainly highlights how the UK BM scene does strive to not be categorized as "2nd wave worship" for example, or how elements as simple as the setting for these lyrical tales like landscape really do add to the essence of the atmosphere that the bands attempt to portray.....in short, I enjoyed this, just a shame it wasn't a longer cut

[@MoosicDude]

"Heritage Sites" So many shots of Kirkstall Abbey :P

[@NonsensicalReality]

That's what you get with low budget documentaries haha

[@RytkösenJussi]

Great doc, great bands. Greets from Finland

[@stormright8823]

Back then I only knew Bal Sagoth(band), Misanthropy rec and blackend double cd compilations 1and 2.

[@RSProduxx]

Love when KZbin translates english titles to german... It turned "underground" into "subway" xD

[@90RavenBlack]

Who'd have thought Rasputin was now a member of 'Eastern Front'? :P

[@leanfist]

lmao dont let ur wives and daughters look into those eyes

[@paulbrason4027]

Sounded like Marduk intro!!??? Bombs etc,?!?!? Still, good tunes!

[@chrisbrown7175]

the guy on the left from Destroyer looks like Michael Jackson in a terrible disguise

[@astral_anomaly2250]

for me he looks like he's really trying to act like frost from satyricon. but the beard is so fucking ridicolous

[@thornfenriz3216]

For me Self-Inflicted Violence and Fen are definitely the best bsnds from UK. I 'm their fan since 2007.

[@skafazzation666]

I liked the documentary but given the title I was shocked by the complete lack of seminal bands from the 90s. Where's Cradle of Filth?

[@KnjazNazrath]

Dead, hopefully. Despite what Emperor said, they weren't ever black metal anyway. More gothic metal with Iron Maiden tinges.

[@skafazzation666]

wow dude you're so kvlt.

[@undergroundmusictapes]

"Atmosphere is the key element of black metal in general"

[@Schlain666]

Great documentary! It was nice to discover some bands I haven't heard of before such as Eastern Front, A Forest Of Stars to name a few. Does anybody know the name of the 2 outro songs?

[@NonsensicalReality]

Cornu (The Sign of The Horns) by Heathen Deity and Tannis Root by The Infernal Sea. If you wanna check out any other tracks featured, they are all featured in the credits in the order they appear in the documentary.

[@antlawrir4623]

about time an in depth look into the british scene

[@PaulVegan]

Great documentary! Since I'm back in the UK, I'm looking forward to rediscovering the scene here too \M/

[@TourmalineFilms]

Welcome back Paul! Glad you enjoyed the documentary.

[@vandorocks7485]

Amazing documentary!! And amazing bands!! ImI

[@ryan.1990]

A lot of these look like such soft little whimps. BM achieves it's unique atmosphere because the artists live the extreme ethos their art portrays.

[@casket_industries]

+James O'Morain Interesting point, so what's your band called?

[@NeglectedField]

+James O'Morain Bear in mind that none of the second wave Norwegian BM artists (for example) were exactly tough guys when it comes right down to it. They also came from quiet Norwegian suburbs with the only real adversity being cold weather and ennui at worst.

[@blackpagan100]

+NeglectedField I think "tough guys" is the wrong term. Unhinged would be more apt! If multiple acts of arson, murder and taking photos of your dead mates brains splattered across the floor doesn't qualify you as unhinged or "tough" i don't know what does.

[@NeglectedField]

+blackpagan100 You could still count the number of people who were actually involved in those few high-profile incidents on one hand.

[@enterbalak]

Man I wish the Australian Metal doco would just be free on youtube, seriously..

[@KnjazNazrath]

The larger part of me doubts that Old Corpse Road have ever done the Lyke Wake Walk.

[@blacktoothfox677]

Beautiful documentary!

[@TourmalineFilms]

Glad you enjoyed it. Were any of the featuring bands new to you?

[@benjaminjones5083]

Superb documentary.

[@Hamohash]

Excellent stuff.

[@Jayneflakes]

Excellent film, I love it.

[@jokkethorn-talpai7347]

whats the name of the winterfylleth song at 32:44? btw, so much great music i had no idea existed, as a swede im entrenched in the "classic" BM scene like so many others, but this was a delight to watch with new experiences, thanks for the new music experiences :D

[@Kharn1914]

the song is called: the swart raven

[@Nemesisangel19]

did you actually look outside of England for underground black metal talent? How bout Achren or Drekavac or Rex Shachath or Blackened Ritual....

[@leanfist]

go on lads. great doc

[@Z-FilesYT]

5:07 is fucking hilarious, the way that guy just congratulated himself on research and making sure no one social media out of all places, gets to say you did something wrong. Lonely boys.

[@l3v1at10n666]

I really like old corpse road especially the most recent album of campfires and evening mists.

[@anyal1987]

Yas, dude has my Agalloch shirt.

[@jonkaasman693]

no Forefather? No Ildra? no Ragnarok-UK? ... The Docu misses a few bands.

[@jonkaasman693]

partly, but not entirely, listen more to Forefather, and certainly to the early 3 to 4 albums, much strong black metal there beside traditional tunes. Forfather can be more Blackmetal than most of these crappy hipster-post-metal bands in this film about 'British blackmetal'

[@NeglectedField]

+jon kaasman Forefather and Ildra aren't exactly scenesters, and the UK scene is a close knit one. I know only one person who has direct contact with Forefather. I bumped into Athelstan once but nice as he was, he wasn't there to be seen, which is fair. Plenty of great UK bands that don't regard themselves as part of the scene and want to retain the mystery, or would simply balk at the idea of a video interview let alone a documentary like this. Not everyone sings from the same hymn sheet either, so to speak (e.g. when it comes to politics).

[@jonkaasman693]

thats not completely my point. Dont try to ''smart ass'' me. I know quite well about Forefather and Ildra. Dont worry sonny.

[@jonkaasman693]

sure sure... Go play world of warctaft, boy.

[@joshshannon]

+jon kaasman I'm not just calling out you. I love black metal and all metal in general but I hate how as a group we often act like arrogant assholes to other metalheads just for having different opinions than us. as a whole it would do us good to welcome new people who can contribute something positive or have similar interests instead of hating on them. and again, I'm not just calling you out, but metalheads on general have this problem and it's sad. on a different subject did anybody hear scythians 2015 album hubris in excelsis? It was excellent, Check it out.

[@pikeybot]

Voices are so Good.....

[@sleepless51]

What's the Winterfylleth song that starts at 32:49?

[@azrael666ethereal]

Indeed, the track is called The Swart Raven.

[@sleepless51]

@@azrael666ethereal I just noticed your reply! Thank you thousand times! Much appreciated!

[@azrael666ethereal]

@@sleepless51 More than welcome. it's my favorite track of theirs.

[@sleepless51]

@@azrael666ethereal Apparently became my favorite as well!

[@azrael666ethereal]

@@sleepless51 Nice one. It is a great track indeed :)

[@mikemahon4472]

Awesomely done discovered new Banda as well🤘🏻😝🤘🏻

[@TourmalineFilms]

Great to hear!

[@spirokoufo4415]

I. BUY THE MUSIC + THE MERCHANDISE... II. BUY THE TICKET FOR THE LIVE CONCERT... III. SUPPORT THE ARTIST(S) + THE SCENE...

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

My favourite documentary to date, introduced me to some new bands too, very well shot and produced; quick question for anyone...what was the acoustic piece around 34-35mins?

[@TourmalineFilms]

Thank you, great to hear you enjoyed the film that much. There are two acoustic tracks mixed together in the film. One is called Cornu (The sign of the Horns) and the other Esoteric Eventide both by Heathen Deity. The EP featuring these tracks can be downloaded for free via this link. mirkwoodproductions.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-glory-of-satan-walpergisnacht

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Found this again 7years later, might I say Andy, it still holds up and would love a re-visit or a quick mini film on the genre today! - Jay Mason