Ashes Against the Grain had a bit too much straight up Godspeed You! Black Emperorey post-rock, not enough of the heavenly blend of Sol Invictus, Pink Floyd, Ulver and Swans that made them one of my favourite bands of all time.
Misereatur: Necrobutcher told me to tell you that your severed sheeps head will arrive within 7-10 working days.
Though, seriously, I don't like people dissing Dead. Euronymus, yes. He was a complete asshole, but not Dead. It's just...something you don't do. It's not kind. Guy was completely and utterly insane and got at least driven to suicide by Euronymus. I know people convinced Euronymus actually assisted, though I doubt that, as any real suspicion at the time was sure to have been pursued by the Norwegian police with extreme prejudice.
As for black metal vocalists, it depends entirely on what they're doing. Something like Varg Vikernes vocals, which were basically just screaming out his warped little nazi soul till he started to cough up blood, something with real emotion, now that I can respect, or, say, someone like Nattefrost who can pull off genuinely sick, diseased, evil sounding shit. Beat on the cookie monsters all you like though.
