Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Metal Label: Sacred Bones Release Date: 2026 Some 30 years later, the ugly spirit unleashed by a dozen or so Norwegian teenagers has proven to be surprisingly adaptable and, strangest of all, marketable: As musicians have found ways to diversify the sound of black metal via shoegaze, folk music, drone, and bluegrass, corporations like e.l.f. cosmetics and KFC have used corpse paint and blastbeats to move products. Black metal itself has evolved to become more adventurous, curious, and—above all—comfortable with how queer the whole putting-on-costumes-and-makeup-to-sing-about-your-fantasies thing is. In response, traditionalists have gnashed their teeth and complained that the dark essence of the music has been lost.…