The Emergence Machine

Black Metal

abstract · Music · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its dark and introspective sound, often featuring fast tempo and shrieking vocals.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “black metal” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “black metal”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
black metal
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Understanding material helps understand the metallic concept of black-metal
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Subgenre of heavy metal music.
  • Heavy Metal L9 (requires)
    Subgenre of heavy metal music.