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RABM (Red and Anarchist Black Metal) is a politically left-wing current within black metal that explicitly aligns with anti-fascist, anarchist, socialist, and anti-authoritarian ideas. Musically it spans raw, aggressive second‑wave black metal tropes (tremolo-picked riffs, blast beats, shrieked vocals) and the crust punk/D‑beat energy of blackened crust, while some projects adopt atmospheric black metal’s expansive textures and epic song forms. Lyrically and visually it replaces the genre’s historic flirtations with reactionary imagery by centering class struggle, anti-racism, queer/feminist perspectives, environmentalism, and mutual aid. The movement is also defined by DIY ethics: small labels, zines, collectives, and Bandcamp-driven distribution, often tied to benefit compilations and on-the-ground organizing.

Black noise is an extreme, experimental offshoot that fuses the atmosphere and aesthetics of black metal with the timbral violence and abstraction of noise and power electronics. It prioritizes texture, density, and dread over melody or conventional song form, often engulfing guitars, vocals, and percussion in walls of feedback, saturation, and low‑fidelity grit. The mood typically leans toward occult, nihilistic, or ritualistic themes, with compositions ranging from claustrophobic, blast‑ridden storms to near‑static, throttled drones that feel physically oppressive. Production is intentionally abrasive and entropic, blurring the boundary between musical performance and hostile sound design.