1. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

2. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

3. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark

4. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse

5. Satyricon - Nemesis Divina

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This is buy or die stuff (in no particular order), the epitome of pure awesomeness!

1. Windir - Arntor

2. Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3. Cor Scorpii - Monument

4. Judas Priest - Painkiller

5. Summoning - Dol Guldur

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A-Z order. Contains:

Proto-Black Metal
Black Metal
Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal
Depressive Black Metal

1. A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring

2. Anti - The Insignificance Of Life

3. Avsky - Scorn

4. Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule

5. Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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In no particular order. Stars ★ indicate personal favourites are random.

Inferior Other Folk Lists:
•Lokaeda's
•Diabolos'
•Starchild's
•Angel Lament's

1. Arkona - Goi, Rode, Goi!

2. Arkona - Vozrozhdenie

3. Arkona - Ot Serdca K Nebu

4. Arkona - Vo Slavu Velikim!

5. Darkestrah - The Great Silk Road

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This list is half-assed. So half-assed that I do not care to update it.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Alchemist - Spiritech

4. Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

5. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

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Personally I find Black Metal to be a very difficult genre to get into, hence the meager length of my list which contains all the albums I've really enjoyed to date, in no order. Recommendations are most welcome, nay required!

Note: Be sure to let me know if any of these aren't actually Black Metal

1. Potentiam - Bálsýn

2. Grabnebelfürsten - Dynastie Oder Wie Man Herrschaft Definert

3. Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice

4. Sigh - Hangman's Hymn- Musikalische Exequien

5. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

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1. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

2. Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty

3. Helloween - Rabbit Don't Come Easy

4. Kamelot - Epica

5. Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion

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I think the title is self explanitory. Not in order of preference as it would change daily and I can't be arsed changing it around all the time!:) it's a bit of a mixture of all the stuff I like so I'm reasonably sure alot of the picks won't be everyones cup of piss.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

3. Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt

4. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach

5. Between The Buried And Me - Colors

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This is a somewhat accurate list of my top albums

1. Death - Human

2. Windir - 1184

3. Autopsy - Severed Survival

4. Darkthrone - Under A Funeral Moon

5. Saint Vitus - V

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I'll probably never get a thumb up for this list as there are a lot of controversial albums on it. 2003 is on the other hand maybe the best metal year so far in my opinion. It was here I really started listening to metal and nothing else. The top 4 has had a huge impact on me as a metalhead.

1. Cradle Of Filth - Damnation And A Day

2. Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll

3. Norther - Mirror Of Madness

4. Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death

5. Illnath - Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure

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