Unblack metal

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Unblack metal
Stylistic origins: Black metal, Christian metal
Cultural origins: Mid 1990s United States
Typical instruments: Guitar - Bass guitar - Drums - Keyboard
Mainstream popularity: Underground, low
Other topics
Christian music

Unblack metal is the Christian variant of black metal. It is a controversial genre, because black metal itself was developed with the intention of encouraging anti-Right Hand Path sentiment, both musically and socially. It is sometimes referred to as HUBM, or "Holy Unblack Metal". The first known unblack metal band was Horde, who released the album Hellig Usvart in 1994 on Nuclear Blast Records. The album caused great controversy in the black metal scene, and death threats were sent to Nuclear Blast Records headquarters demanding them to release the members' names. Horde played only a single show before disbanding, the only actual member was the former Mortification/Paramaecium drummer Jayson Sherlocke, who wore a hood during the show. Despite Horde's quick disappearance, many other bands would soon rise up to take their place. Antestor released their album "Return of the Black Death" in 1998 on Cacophonous Records, one of the largest black metal labels in Europe. However, after the label discovered they held Christian beliefs, they were immediately dropped. While unblack metal has not achieved much mainstream success in the music world, Christian or otherwise, some bands, including Crimson Thorn and Crimson Moonlight, have played at Cornerstone Festival, one of the largest Christian musical festivals in Illinois.

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