I don't see how black metal, a style derived from morbidity, classical music, and other precursor strains of european folk musics and traditional composition, could EVER be considered original....what the fuck is he talking about?

of all the metal out there, I would imagine Black Metal is one of the more derivative of them as far as writing style. This doesn't mean I don't like Black Metal, cause I do, but when I think "WHOOOAOOAOAOAOAO INDIVIDUALISM SOUNDS SO NEW AND DIFFERENT" the last thing to pop into my mind is anything that borrows from handed-down segments of symphonies and Flight of The Valkyrie...

so saying "The spirit of Black Metal was all about individualism" when everyone puts on the same "white/black" face makeup, buys or makes cuffs with spikes, and ends up blending in at a show like a conference of the KISS Army, is very confusing to me.

Being an individual doesn't mean sticking out like a sore thumb: in the words of Jawbreaker, "your fear of normalcy is hardly strange".