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title: "3 Black metal Quotes By Colin Marston"
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> [The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/the-term-black-metal-has-become-a-lot-looser-or-can-include-a-larger/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/colin-marston-46415_aesthetics_the-term-black-metal-has-become-a-lot-lo_526.jpg)

> [I think Americans such as Leviathan have done a lot to expand the sonic palette of black metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-think-americans-such-as-leviathan-have-done-a-lot-to-expand-the/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/colin-marston-46415_black_i-think-americans-such-as-leviathan-have_52151.jpg)

> [As for complicating the black metal aesthetic, I don't care about that since it was never a goal of mine to lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/as-for-complicating-the-black-metal-aesthetic-i-don-t-care-about-that/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/colin-marston-46415_adopted_as-for-complicating-the-black-metal-aest_1257692.jpg)

## Other authors on Black metal

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-varg-vikernes-93204.jpg) Varg Vikernes 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-metal/varg-vikernes/)

## More by Colin Marston

> [The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/the-term-black-metal-has-become-a-lot-looser-or-can-include-a-larger/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [I think Americans such as Leviathan have done a lot to expand the sonic palette of black metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-think-americans-such-as-leviathan-have-done-a-lot-to-expand-the/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [As for complicating the black metal aesthetic, I don't care about that since it was never a goal of mine to lay out any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/as-for-complicating-the-black-metal-aesthetic-i-don-t-care-about-that/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [I always just been a fan of the music... and the aesthetic only in an abstract sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-always-just-been-a-fan-of-the-music-and-the-aesthetic-only-in-an/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [I seem to enjoy making my life miserable by taking on too many projects and always wishing I could put more time into all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-seem-to-enjoy-making-my-life-miserable-by-taking-on-too-many/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [None of the bands I'm in demand constant touring, so I'm able to do a bunch of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/none-of-the-bands-i-m-in-demand-constant-touring-so-i-m-able-to-do-a/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for 3-part polyphony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-ve-never-had-a-band-with-more-than-3-people-meaning-only-two-string/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

> [I think every band I'm a part of fulfills something the others don't, so I'm pretty convinced I need all of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-marston/i-think-every-band-i-m-a-part-of-fulfills-something-the-others-don-t/)

[Colin Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-marston/)

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