Do you call your metal black?

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makingmusic476 said:
I don't listen to black metal too often out of matters of principle, but I get into lot's of folk and viking metal. I absolutely love Amon Amarth, and also listen to Ensiferum, Agalloch, Mithotyn, and others.

Out of all metal, I favor melodeath and power metal (especially the symphonic and progressive stuff). My favorite bands are Iced Earth, Soilwork, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Amon Amarth, and others.

 My personal take on the whole dealing with black metal ideology thing is that I just don't send them any money for their music.  I'll appreciate it, but I won't monetarily support ideologies I have issues with.  Also, some of the bands involved have agendas I can get behind -  see, for example, the aforementioned Wolves in the Throne Room, who live on a farm in the pacific northwest because they don't like the modern world.

Agalloch is on eof my favorite bands.  Amon Amarth = ace, especially Versus the World.  The new one is pretty good, I guess, but a little overproduced.  In terms of melodeath, have you heard Arsis?  (and I'm assuming you've heard Dark Tranquillity, but otherwise, get on that :))