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726 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
51
Coldworld
Germany
Atmospheric Black Metal, Depressive Black Metal
Melancholie² (2008)  #696
Autumn (2016)  #2916
The Stars Are Dead Now (2006)  [EP]  #5682
52
Ikuinen Kaamos
1997, Finland
Progressive Death Metal, Black Metal
The Forlorn (2006)  #855
Closure (2008)  [EP]  #1363
Fall of Icons (2010)  #1870
53
Saor
2013, United Kingdom
Atmospheric Black Metal, Pagan Black Metal
Origins (2022)  #786
Aura (2014)  #840
Forgotten Paths (2019)  #1276
54
Tempel
2003, United States
Experimental Black Metal
55
Naglfar
1992, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
Diabolical (1998)  #2161
Vittra (1995)  #3573
Sheol (2003)  #3742
56
Belphegor
1992, Austria
Death Metal, Black Metal
Conjuring the Dead (2014)  #1863
Bondage Goat Zombie (2008)  #4354
57
Panopticon
2007, United States
Atmospheric Black Metal
58
Samael
1987, Switzerland
Black Metal, Industrial Metal, Electronic
Passage (1996)  #1496
Solar Soul (2007)  #2075
Ceremony of Opposites (1994)  #2076
59
Sargeist
1999, Finland
Black Metal
Let the Devil In (2010)  #5031
60
Satanic Warmaster
1998, Finland
Black Metal
Strength and Honour (2001)  #3482
Fimbulwinter (2014)  #3822
61
Negură Bunget
1995, Romania
Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Folk Metal
OM (2006)  #907
'n Crugu Bradului (2002)  #4056
Vîrstele Pămîntului (2010)  #4252
62
Hail Spirit Noir
2010, Greece
Black Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Avant-garde Metal
Pneuma (2012)  #524
Mayhem in Blue (2016)  #3712
Oi Magoi (2014)  #6475
63
Katharsis
Germany
Black Metal
Fourth Reich (2009)  [EP]  #719
Kruzifixxion (2003)  #1185
666 (2000)  #4620
64
Impiety
1990, Singapore
Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal
Kaos Kommand 696 (2002)  #1249
Versus All Gods (2019)  #6285
65
Darkspace
1999, Switzerland
Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient
Dark Space I (2003)  #938
Dark Space III (2008)  #2688
Dark Space III I (2014)  #3497
66
Old Man's Child
1993, Norway
Symphonic Black Metal
Vermin (2005)  #5352
67
Covenant
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Nexus Polaris (1998)  #695
68
Harakiri for the Sky
2011, Austria
Blackgaze, Melodic Black Metal, Post-Black Metal
Harakiri for the Sky (2012)  #1571
Aokigahara (2014)  #1991
III: Trauma (2016)  #3713
69
Keep of Kalessin
1995, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Through Times of War (1997)  #2463
Reptilian (2010)  #2702
Armada (2006)  #3409
70
Sarcófago
1985, Brazil
Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal
The Laws of Scourge (1991)  #1855
I.N.R.I. (1987)  #5283
Rotting (1989)  [EP]  #7791
71
Illnath
2000, Denmark
Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal
72
Nargaroth
1996, Germany
Black Metal
73
Eluveitie
2002, Switzerland
Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal
Slania (2008)  #1395
Origins (2014)  #2586
74
Obtained Enslavement
1989, Norway
Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
Witchcraft (1997)  #496
Soulblight (1998)  #4268
75
Woods of Desolation
2005, Australia
Black Metal
Torn Beyond Reason (2011)  #1112
Sorh (2009)  [EP]  #2289
As the Stars (2014)  #4255
76
Triptykon
2008, Switzerland
Doom Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal
Melana Chasmata (2014)  #639
Eparistera Daimones (2010)  #1891
Shatter (2010)  [EP]  #8143
77
Nehëmah
1992, France
Black Metal
Light of a Dead Star (2002)  #718
Requiem Tenebrae (2004)  #7128
78
Abigor
1993, Austria
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
79
Blut aus Nord
1994, France
Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal
80
Shylmagoghnar
2004, Netherlands
Melodic Black Metal
Emergence (2014)  #843
Convergence (2023)  #1595
Transience (2018)  #1906
81
Arcturus
1991, Norway
Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
The Sham Mirrors (2002)  #226
Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1996)  #666
82
Black Witchery
1999, United States
War Metal, Black Metal
83
Elderwind
2009, Russia
Atmospheric Black Metal, Dark Ambient
84
Sodom
1981, Germany
Thrash Metal, Black Metal
Persecution Mania (1987)  #149
Tapping the Vein (1992)  #292
Code Red (1999)  #348
85
Carach Angren
2003, Netherlands
Symphonic Black Metal
86
Peste Noire
2000, France
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
87
Make a Change... Kill Yourself
2004, Denmark
Depressive Black Metal
Fri (2012)  #3942
II (2007)  #5924
88
Dismal Euphony
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
89
Anti
2003, Germany
Depressive Black Metal
Longing for the End (2005)  [Demo]
Anti (2021)
90
מזמור
United States
Doom Metal, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, Drone Metal
Yodh (2016)  #756
Myopia (2022)
V (שמם) (2012)  [Single]
91
Agalloch
1995, United States
Atmospheric Black Metal, Folk Metal
The Mantle (2002)  #463
Pale Folklore (1999)  #751
92
Proclamation
2003, Spain
War Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal
93
Mystifier
1989, Brazil
Black Metal, Death Metal
94
Thy Serpent
1992, Finland
Black Metal
Forests of Witchery (1996)  #2413
Death (2000)  [EP]  #4872
Christcrusher (1998)  #5628
95
Graveland
1991, Poland
Pagan Black Metal, Viking Metal
96
Silencer
1995, Sweden
Depressive Black Metal
Death - Pierce Me (2001)  #4945
Death, Pierce Me (1998)  [Demo]
97
Taake
1995, Norway
Black Metal
98
Watain
1998, Sweden
Black Metal
Lawless Darkness (2010)  #2670
The Wild Hunt (2013)  #7308
99
Oathean
1993, Korea
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
100
Solefald
1995, Norway
Progressive Metal, Post-Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 45,869
Reviews : 10,003
Albums : 164,454
Lyrics : 216,492