Wolves in the boardroom

I am a big fan of blackmetal as a genre it has produced some of the best and most exciting records across the entire musical spectrum and last year was a good year releases from Deathspell Omega, Bone awl and Ashpool all brought the necro-horn; however, something has always troubled me with regards to its right as the so called "audible essence of pure evil" (a title held by Today is the Day's Temple of the Morning Star in my opinion) why is this?

On paper blackmetal should have it hands down. Certainly most blackmetal is pretty blasphemous to behold, and most records present lyrical gems on such flowery subjects as satan, murder, suicide etc... and many instances of this being taken to literal conclusions are well known muder, suicide, grave descration, arson (of churces no less) and the less said about nsbm the better. So as a whole blackmetal is pretty hellish indeed, but why does it just not sound all that evil anymore?

Is it the relliance on blasting, the hammer horror keyboards, or the penchant for tinny lo-fi recording, perhaps it's the judas priest on pcp fashion statements, or medieval brand of evil that many seem to push? Perhaps evil just get more evil over these past centuries. Certainly the butchering and pillaging of old seems a tad more earthy and honest than say the faceless corporate evils of the futures markets further raping impoverished nations.

Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in this ideal! is Black Metal just too out of touch with the modern day world. Those venomous twerps on the apprentice sure scare me alot more than any longhair who have taken a dive in the flour, nails and pointy things isle in homebase. Take heed i now eagerly anticipate the first wave of billionaire Boardroom Metal. Cant wait to see all those Porcupines at the next shareholders meeting!!!