I think there was a thread for the review of Xasthur's last album, but other than that, I've noticed this stuff is hardly ever discussed here. Cope himself said that "only things that crawl listen to real heavy metal", but I disagree. Black metal actually has some artistic merit, and black metal musicians have admitted to listening to a variety of non-metal genres, even techno, which is a gutsy move.
One of the things I love that makes black metal unique is the influence it takes from ambient music. Just listen to some of Burzum's stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBll5LyMnAw
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