Unblack metal (or
Christian black metal) is a genre of music that is stylistically
black metal, but whose artists either are either directly against
Satanism, or promote
Christianity in their lyrics and imagery. Unblack metal artists are controversial, mainly because black metal's pioneers, especially those of the Second Wave, were
anti-Christian. It is also suggested that Christianity contradicts black metal's dark nature and the
individualistic and
misanthropic ideals of many bands.