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Black Metal
| Stylistic origins | Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore Punk |
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| Cultural origins | First wave: early–mid 1980s, European extreme metal scene Second wave: early 1990s, Scandinavian extreme metal scene |
| Typical instruments | Vocals (shrieking), Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums |
10,435 artists
» Artist List
Album List
| Cover art | Artist | Lyrics | Genres | Country | Albums | Votes | Reviews |
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Lyrics | Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal | United Kingdom | 40 | 625 | 59 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Ambient | Norway | 26 | 426 | 18 | |
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Lyrics | Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal | Norway | 30 | 386 | 35 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | Norway | 33 | 338 | 17 | |
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Lyrics | Thrash Metal, Black Metal | Germany | 43 | 314 | 14 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal | Norway | 39 | 294 | 32 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Death Metal | Poland | 35 | 267 | 38 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal | Norway | 21 | 202 | 14 | |
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Lyrics | Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal | France | 10 | 186 | 20 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | Norway | 16 | 176 | 8 | |
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Lyrics | Atmospheric Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal | Austria | 20 | 175 | 9 | |
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Lyrics | Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal | Italy | 13 | 165 | 19 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | Norway | 16 | 164 | 11 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Viking Metal | Sweden | 22 | 149 | 17 | |
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Lyrics | Industrial Black Metal, Grindcore | United Kingdom | 16 | 147 | 9 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal | France | 24 | 143 | 18 | |
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Lyrics | Depressive Black Metal, Black Metal | Sweden | 24 | 136 | 7 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | Sweden | 32 | 135 | 14 | |
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Lyrics | Blackgaze, Atmospheric Black Metal | United States | 9 | 117 | 8 | |
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Lyrics | Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal | Sweden | 15 | 116 | 9 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal | Japan | 21 | 113 | 9 | |
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Lyrics | Atmospheric Black Metal, Folk Metal | United States | 20 | 112 | 6 | |
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Lyrics | Melodic Black Metal | Korea | 6 | 110 | 4 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | Norway | 26 | 109 | 9 | |
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Lyrics | Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal | Korea | 9 | 108 | 6 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal, Ambient, Electronic | Norway | 29 | 108 | 5 | |
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Lyrics | Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal | Korea | 6 | 97 | 8 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | Germany | 19 | 96 | 12 | |
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Lyrics | Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal | Norway | 12 | 95 | 15 | |
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Lyrics | Black Metal | United States | 3 | 95 | 3 |