Hate, if I had a cock, Socier Des Glaces would slurp it loudly. I can't stand them. Also- Burzum is good, Noenum is not so great. You being an elitist, I'd have thought you'd have better taste.
Socier Des Glaces weave simple but profound melodies through multiple compositonal layers layers of ambiant guitar and keyboard wash and and accentuate it with high soaring, croaking vocals almost opratic in their delivery. HAIL Sorcier Des Glaces! Honestly Djangonator!
As for Noenum, no, they are not nearly so good as Burzum, but of all the Burzum clones, they are of the best, honestly, they've always felt they could be the missing b-side tracks from Varg's '91 demos. I stand by what I said before, Noenum is a good rainy day band.
I am, of course, limited in scope here to bands that formed after 1998, you remember? That alone rules out all of the best bands... ;-)