Featured bands

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2105
2	Benighted 1998-	Blackened death metal Brutal death metal Grindcore	France	1998	-	241
3	Goatwhore 1997-	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	USA	1997	-	206
4	Slugdge 2012-	Blackened death metal Sludge metal	United Kingdom	2012	-	168
5	1914 2014-	Death doom metal Blackened death metal	Ukraine	2014	-	120
6	Bilocate 2003-	Death doom metal Blackened death metal Extreme progressive metal	Jordan	2003	-	107
7	Azarath 1998-	Blackened death metal	Poland	1998	-	69
8	Hecate Enthroned 1993-	Symphonic black metal Blackened death metal Melodic black metal	United Kingdom	1993	-	65
9	Abyssal 2011-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	2011	-	62
10	Aeternus 1993-	Blackened death metal	Norway	1993	-	61
11	Emptiness 1998-	Blackened death metal Avantgarde metal Darkwave	Belgium	1998	-	58
12	Mitochondrion 2003-	Blackened death metal Progressive death metal	Canada	2003	-	48
13	Demonic Resurrection 2000-	Death metal Symphonic metal Blackened death metal	India	2000	-	44
14	Panzerchrist 1994-	Death metal Blackened death metal	Denmark	1994	-	39
15	Torchbearer 2003-	Blackened death metal Thrash metal	Sweden	2003	-	38
16	Angelcorpse 1995-	Blackened death metal	USA	1995	-	35
17	Stortregn 2005-	Blackened death metal Melodic black metal Technical death metal	Switzerland	2005	-	33
18	Arkhon Infaustus 1997-	Black metal Blackened death metal	France	1997	-	30
19	Acheron (USA-OH) 1988-2018	Blackened death metal	USA	1988	2018	26
20	Ævangelist 2010-	Blackened death metal	USA Finland	2010	-	26
21	Antediluvian 2006-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2006	-	26
22	Withered 2003-	Blackened death metal	USA	2003	-	23
23	Diabolical 1996-	Blackened death metal	Sweden	1996	-	22
24	Book Of Black Earth 2003-	Blackened death metal	USA	2003	-	21
25	Semargl 1997-	Industrial metal Melodic black metal Blackened death metal Electronic	Ukraine	1997	-	19
26	Satan's Host 1977-	US power metal Blackened death metal Blackened heavy metal	USA	1977	-	17
27	Wake 2009-	Grindcore Blackened death metal	Canada	2009	-	17
28	Aurora Borealis 1995-	Blackened death metal	USA	1995	-	16
29	The Breathing Process 2003-	Blackened death metal Metalcore Symphonic deathcore	USA	2003	-	14
30	VoidCeremony 2013-	Blackened death metal Progressive death metal	USA	2013	-	14
31	Convulsing 2016-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2016	-	13
32	Pseudogod 2004-	Blackened death metal	Russia	2004	-	13
33	Auroch 2006-	Thrash metal Blackened death metal	Canada	2006	-	12
34	Onheil 1999-	Blackened death metal Melodic black metal	The Netherlands	1999	-	12
35	Pandemonium 1989-	Blackened death metal	Poland	1989	-	12
36	Warforged 2009-	Progressive death metal Blackened death metal	USA	2009	-	12
37	Autokrator 2014-	Industrial death metal Drone Blackened death metal	France	2014	-	11
38	Dispatched 1992-	Melodic death metal Blackened death metal	Sweden	1992	-	11
39	Ecnephias 1996-	Blackened death metal Doom metal Gothic death metal	Italy	1996	-	11
40	Weapon 2003-2013	Blackened death metal	Canada	2003	2013	11
41	Bestia 2000-	Blackened death metal Pagan black metal	Estonia	2000	-	10
42	Crescent 1999-	Blackened death metal	Egypt	1999	-	10
43	Freedom Of Fear 2015-	Technical death metal Melodic death metal Blackened death metal	Australia	2015	-	10
44	Nominon 1993-	Blackened death metal Death metal	Sweden	1993	-	10
45	Veilburner 2014-	Experimental black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2014	-	10
46	Úlfúð 2015-	Blackened death metal Melodic black metal	Iceland	2015	-	9
47	Adversarial 2007-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2007	-	8
48	Demon King 2019-	Blackened death metal Technical death metal	USA	2019	-	7
49	Dephosphorus 2008-	Blackened death metal Grindcore	Greece	2008	-	7
50	Perversor 2007-	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	Chile	2007	-	7
51	Maveth 2007-2017	Blackened death metal	Finland	2007	2017	6
52	Scythian 2004-	Thrash metal Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	6
53	Sterbhaus 2007-	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	Sweden	2007	-	6
54	Swallowed 2007-	Blackened death metal Death doom metal	Finland	2007	-	6
55	Ur Draugr 2014-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2014	-	6
56	Adorior 1994-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	1994	-	5
57	Arallu 1997-	Blackened death metal Oriental folk metal	Israel	1997	-	5
58	Begrime Exemious 2005-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2005	-	5
59	Black Lava 2021-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2021	-	5
60	Noctambulist 2016-	Technical death metal Blackened death metal	USA	2016	-	5
61	Obscura Qalma 2018-	Blackened death metal	Italy	2018	-	5
62	Sathanas 1988-	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	USA	1988	-	5
63	Tribe Of Pazuzu 2018-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2018	-	5
64	Vertebra Atlantis 2019-	Blackened death metal	Italy	2019	-	5
65	Bliss Of Flesh 1999-	Blackened death metal	France	1999	-	4
66	Deathwitch 1994-2005	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	Sweden	1994	2005	4
67	In The Fire 2018-	Technical thrash metal Blackened death metal	USA	2018	-	4
68	Keres 2016-	Blackened death metal	Italy	2016	-	4
69	Proscription 2017-	Blackened death metal	Finland	2017	-	4
70	Sepulchral Curse 2013-	Blackened death metal	Finland	2013	-	4
71	Veld 1995-	Blackened death metal	Belarus	1995	-	4
72	Xul 2008-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2008	-	4
73	Apothys 2004-2012	Blackened death metal Progressive death metal	USA	2004	2012	3
74	Avdagata 2020-	Melodic black metal Blackened death metal	Sweden	2020	-	3
75	Bleeding Gods 2012-	Death metal Thrash metal Symphonic death metal Blackened death metal	The Netherlands	2012	-	3
76	Exsickator 2007-	Progressive symphonic metal Blackened death metal	Sweden	2007	-	3
77	Hacavitz 2003-	Blackened death metal Black metal	Mexico	2003	-	3
78	Kommandant 2005-	Blackened death metal Thrash metal	USA	2005	-	3
79	Wrathprayer 2006-	Blackened death metal	Chile	2006	-	3
80	A Gruesome Find 1998-	Blackened death metal	USA	1998	-	2
81	Glacial Tomb 2016-	Blackened sludge metal Blackened death metal	USA	2016	-	2
82	Graufar 2020-	Melodic black metal Blackened death metal	Austria	2020	-	2
83	Guðveiki 2017-	Blackened death metal	USA	2017	-	2
84	Gutter Instinct 2012-2022	Blackened death metal	Sweden	2012	2022	2
85	In Tha Umbra 1996-	Blackened death metal	Portugal	1996	-	2
86	Obsydian 2006-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2006	-	2
87	Rising Sunset 2001-	Melodic power metal Symphonic gothic metal Blackened death metal Symphonic black metal	Malta	2001	-	2
88	Snorlax 2017-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2017	-	2
89	Summon 2016-2022	Blackened death metal	Portugal	2016	2022	2
90	The Belonging 1998-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	1998	-	2
91	Throne 2014-	Blackened death metal Black metal	USA	2014	-	2
92	Venefixion 2013-	Blackened death metal	France	2013	-	2
93	Agiel 1997-	Blackened death metal	USA	1997	-	1
94	Akouphenom 2014-	Blackened death metal Black metal	Spain	2014	-	1
95	Apparatus 2012-	Blackened death metal	Denmark	2012	-	1
96	Automb 2017-	Blackened death metal	USA	2017	-	1
97	BlightMass 2019-	Blackened death metal	France	2019	-	1
98	Bloodred 2009-	Blackened death metal	Germany	2009	-	1
99	Cambion 2013-	Blackened death metal	USA	2013	-	1
100	Chthonian 1998-	Blackened death metal	Finland	1998	-	1
101	Conspiracy 1994-	Black metal Blackened death metal	The Netherlands	1994	-	1
102	Corpse Garden 2008-	Melodic death metal Blackened death metal	Costa Rica	2008	-	1
103	Dark Vision 1996-	Gothic metal Symphonic black metal Blackened death metal	Greece	1996	-	1
104	Descend To Acheron 2020-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2020	-	1
105	Devouror 2018-	Blackened death metal	Singapore	2018	-	1
106	Domain (Pol) 1995-2004	Blackened death metal	Poland	1995	2004	1
107	Empyreal 2012-	Blackened death metal	Germany	2012	-	1
108	Fireblade 2002-	Blackened death metal Thrash metal	United Kingdom	2002	-	1
109	Horda 2018-	Blackened death metal	Poland	2018	-	1
110	Karkosa 2014-	Blackened death metal	USA	2014	-	1
111	Nekus 2018-	Doom death metal Blackened death metal	Germany	2018	-	1
112	Nierty 2006-	Blackened death metal Grindcore	United Kingdom	2006	-	1
113	Nuclearhammer 2005-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2005	-	1
114	Obsolete Theory 2010-	Blackened death metal	Italy	2010	-	1
115	Our Place Of Worship Is Silence 2014-	Blackened death metal	USA	2014	-	1
116	Psycho 2005-	Blackened death metal Thrash metal	Singapore	2005	-	1
117	Sidus Atrum 2019-	Blackened death metal Blackened doom metal Atmospheric black metal	Ukraine	2019	-	1
118	Throes 2011-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	2011	-	1
119	Ulterror 2020-	Technical death metal Blackened death metal	Finland	2020	-	1
120	Unholy Ghost 2003-	Blackened death metal	USA	2003	-	1
121	Abscission 2010-	Blackened death metal	Denmark	2010	-	0
122	Apollyon 2014-2021	Blackened death metal	Canada	2014	2021	0
123	Banished From Inferno 2007-	Blackened death metal Crust Punk	Spain	2007	-	0
124	Bethledeign 2001-2019	Blackened death metal	USA	2001	2019	0
125	Black Locvst 2015-	Atmospheric black metal Blackened death metal	Germany	2015	-	0
126	Bravura 2013-	Blackened death metal	USA	2013	-	0
127	Bryan Eckermann 2014-	Melodic black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2014	-	0
128	ChaosPath 2016-	Blackened death metal Thrash metal	Germany	2016	-	0
129	Coffin Birth (USA) 2003-	Blackened death metal	USA	2003	-	0
130	Conquest Icon 2009-	Blackened death metal	Poland	2009	-	0
131	Crucifixion BR 1996-	Blackened death metal	Brazil	1996	-	0
132	Deathsiege 2019-	Blackened death metal	Israel	2019	-	0
133	Decayos 2014-	Blackened death metal Avantgarde metal	USA	2014	-	0
134	Demoniacal Genuflection 2004-	Blackened death metal Grindcore	USA	2004	-	0
135	Descension Rate 2004-2012	Industrial metal Blackened death metal	USA	2004	2012	0
136	Descention 2002-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2002	-	0
137	Deuteronomy 2008-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Greece	2008	-	0
138	Disolvo Animus 2006-2019	Symphonic black metal Blackened death metal	Greece	2006	2019	0
139	Dovas 2020-	Blackened death metal	USA	2020	-	0
140	Dreadeth 2012-	Blackened death metal	USA	2012	-	0
141	Equivoke 2018-	Blackened death metal	Russia	2018	-	0
142	Eternal Bloodshed 2017-2021	Blackened death metal	USA	2017	2021	0
143	Eternium 2011-2014	Symphonic black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2011	2014	0
144	Exordium Mors 2004-	Black metal Blackened thrash metal Blackened death metal	New Zealand	2004	-	0
145	Fōr 2013-	Blackened death metal	Sweden	2013	-	0
146	Formless Creation 2010-2010	Atmospheric black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2010	2010	0
147	Ghamorean 1999-2013	Blackened death metal	Sweden	1999	2013	0
148	Goat Tyrant 2000-	Blackened thrash metal Blackened death metal	Poland	2000	-	0
149	Grauen 2013-	Symphonic black metal Blackened death metal	Russia	2013	-	0
150	Grethor 2007-	Black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2007	-	0
151	Grooms Of The Stool 2014-2016	Blackened death metal Progressive death metal	USA	2014	2016	0
152	Ikkadian 2010-	Blackened death metal	USA	2010	-	0
153	In Chasms Deep 2011-	Black metal Symphonic deathcore Blackened death metal	USA	2011	-	0
154	In The Burial 2007-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2007	-	0
155	Inania Regna 1998-	Blackened death metal	Spain	1998	-	0
156	Labor Intvs 2021-	Blackened death metal Death doom metal	Finland	2021	-	0
157	Lava 2021-	Blackened death metal	Ukraine	2021	-	0
158	Miserist 2016-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2016	-	0
159	Morbid Prototype 2012-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2012	-	0
160	Mountain Grave 2005-2021	Blackened death metal	USA	2005	2021	0
161	Necrosavant 2014-	Blackened death metal	Sweden	2014	-	0
162	Necrotica 2005-2009	Blackened death metal	USA	2005	2009	0
163	Nerodia 2004-	Thrash metal Blackened death metal	Italy	2004	-	0
164	Nevalra 2013-	Blackened death metal	USA	2013	-	0
165	Nightkin 2012-	Blackened death metal	USA	2012	-	0
166	No Living Witness 2010-	Blackened death metal	USA	2010	-	0
167	Olkoth 2017-	Blackened death metal	USA	2017	-	0
168	Ossilegium 2020-	Blackened death metal Melodic black metal	USA	2020	-	0
169	Paranoid Schizophrenia 2020-	Blackened death metal Grindcore	USA	2020	-	0
170	Phalanx 2005-	Blackened death metal Progressive metal	Australia	2005	-	0
171	Phasma 2015-	Blackened death metal	Greece	2015	-	0
172	Phobetor 2018-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	2018	-	0
173	Purnama 2011-	Blackened death metal	Czech Republic	2011	-	0
174	Putrid 2010-	Blackened death metal Blackened thrash metal	Peru	2010	-	0
175	Recidivist 2015-	Blackened death metal	Australia	2015	-	0
176	Ritualization 2006-	Blackened death metal	France	2006	-	0
177	Sanhedrin (UK) 2009-	Blackened death metal	United Kingdom	2009	-	0
178	SchlAchtung! 2010-	Blackened death metal Grindcore Crust punk	Germany	2010	-	0
179	Scythe (USA) 1997-2000	Blackened death metal	USA	1997	2000	0
180	Serotonin 2004-	Avantgarde black metal Blackened death metal	The Netherlands	2004	-	0
181	Serpentrance 2014-	Death doom metal Blackened death metal	Russia	2014	-	0
182	Shadow Cut 2003-	Blackened death metal	Finland	2003	-	0
183	Shadows Land 1995-	Progressive black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1995	-	0
184	Shaula 2015-	Blackened death metal	Italy	2015	-	0
185	Škáŋ 2011-	Blackened death metal	USA	2011	-	0
186	SMRT (ESP) 2007-	Blackened death metal	Spain	2007	-	0
187	Soulemission 2014-	Blackened death metal	The Netherlands	2014	-	0
188	Taedeat 2004-	Blackened death metal	Sweden	2004	-	0
189	Tenebras 2017-	Blackened death metal	Greece	2017	-	0
190	Thra 2016-	Blackened death metal Sludge metal	USA	2016	-	0
191	Unearthly 1998-2016	Black metal Blackened death metal	Brazil	1998	2016	0
192	Ungodly 2001-	Blackened death metal	Brazil	2001	-	0
193	Unsacred Seed 2010-	Blackened death metal	Canada	2010	-	0
194	Vile Ritual 2019-	Blackened death metal	USA	2019	-	0
195	Vølus 2017-	Blackened death metal	USA	2017	-	0
196	Wehrwolfe 2002-2008	Blackened death metal	USA	2002	2008	0
197	Xeroderma 2007-	Blackened death metal	USA	2007	-	0
198	Yevabog 2019-	Blackened death metal	USA	2019	-	0

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	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3519
2	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3507
3	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2105
4	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2077
5	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2076
6	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1845
7	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1761
8	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1531
9	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1490
10	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1425
11	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1370
12	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1366
13	Therion 1987-	Death metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	1987	-	1356
14	Septicflesh 1990-	Atmospheric death metal Symphonic death metal	Greece	1990	-	1344
15	Carcass 1985-	Grindcore Melodic death metal	United Kingdom	1985	-	1286
16	Swallow The Sun 2000-	Melodic death metal Melodic doom metal	Finland	2000	-	1210
17	Morbid Angel 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	1205
18	Kalmah 1991-	Extreme power metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1991	-	1202
19	Hypocrisy 1990-	Death metal Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1078
20	At The Gates 1990-	Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1066
21	Bloodbath 1998-	Death metal	Sweden	1998	-	1037
22	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1035
23	Mayhem 1984-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1984	-	1032
24	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	1007
25	Vader 1983-	Death metal	Poland	1983	-	990
26	Obituary 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	833
27	Orphaned Land 1991-	Death metal Death doom metal Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal	Israel	1991	-	781
28	Bolt Thrower 1986-2016	Grindcore Death metal	United Kingdom	1986	2016	777
29	Deicide 1987-	Death metal	USA	1987	-	762
30	Omnium Gatherum 1996-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1996	-	760
31	Fleshgod Apocalypse 2007-	Symphonic death metal	Italy	2007	-	744
32	Decapitated 1996-	Technical death metal Death metal Groove metal	Poland	1996	-	722
33	Fear Factory 1989-	Death metal Industrial metal	USA	1989	-	720
34	Haggard 1989-	Experimental death metal Symphonic metal	Germany	1989	-	709
35	Necrophagist 1992-	Technical death metal	Germany	1992	-	696
36	Obscura 2002-	Progressive death metal Technical death metal	Germany	2002	-	692
37	In Mourning 2000-	Gothic metal Melodic death metal Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	688
38	Saturnus 1991-	Death metal Gothic doom metal	Denmark	1991	-	681
39	Cynic 1987-	Progressive death metal Progressive metal	USA	1987	-	670
40	Tiamat 1988-	Death metal Atmospheric gothic metal	Sweden	1988	-	667
41	Scar Symmetry 2004-	Melodic death metal Progressive power metal	Sweden	2004	-	660
42	Dying Fetus 1991-	Brutal death metal Deathgrind Technical death metal	USA	1991	-	656
43	Edge Of Sanity 1989-2003	Death metal Progressive death metal	Sweden	1989	2003	643
44	Suffocation 1990-	Brutal death metal	USA	1990	-	639
45	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow 1991-	Melodic death metal Extreme power metal	Finland	1991	-	631
46	Kataklysm 1991-	Death metal	Canada	1991	-	594
47	Immolation 1986-	Death metal	USA	1986	-	593
48	Sentenced 1988-2005	Death metal Melodic death metal Suomi metal Depressive heavy metal	Finland	1988	2005	593
49	Mors Principium Est 1999-	Gothenburg metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1999	-	566
50	Entombed 1987-	Death metal Death 'N' Roll	Sweden	1987	-	537