This is a list of black metal (and blackened metal) albums based on their artwork (in reverse alphabetical order). It includes iconic cover art from classic albums as well as fascinating work from more recent releases.
There is a saying that "you should not judge a book by its cover", which is of course also true in the case of music albums. However, the artwork can complement the production and give a visual introduction to the musical theme and atmosphere. More than for any other kind of music, this may be true for metal.

(Updated 02.10.2023)

1.Zeal & Ardor - Zeal & Ardor

2.Yoth Iria - As The Flame Withers

3.Watain - Lawless Darkness

4.Vreid - Lifehunger

5.Venom - Black Metal

      View entire list ››

1.Mutilated By Zombies - Scripts of Anguish

2.1914 - The Blind Leading The Blind

3.Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods

4.Deicide - Overtures Of Blasphemy

5.De Profundis - The Blinding Light Of Faith

      View entire list ››

1.Dimmu Borgir - Eonian

2.Pestilence - Hadeon

3.Mantar - The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze

4.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

5.Obscura - Diluvium

      View entire list ››

Cigars, Craft beer and whisky, in your 20's you party, get leid, after 30 only what left in life is metal, cigars, craft beer, whisky and metal, because rest of freaks are old, whit family, children and boring life. And yes after 30 real men grows beard and dont shave we have no reason why.

1-5 is in order!! As I like and best albums of the year.

1.Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods

2.A Forest Of Stars - Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes

3.Cruachan - Nine Years Of Blood

4.Forest Of Shadows - Among The Dormant Watchers

5.Chrome Division - One Last Ride

      View entire list ››

1.Soulfly - Ritual

2.Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest

3.Warrel Dane - Shadow Work

4.

5.Unleashed - The Hunt For White Christ

      View entire list ››

1.Drudkh - Їм Часто Сниться Капіж (They Often See Dreams About The Spring)

2.Thy Catafalque - Geometria

3.Chapel Of Disease - ...And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye

4.Judas Priest - Firepower

5.Shining - X - Varg Utan Flock

      View entire list ››

1.Striker - Play To Win

2.Between The Buried And Me - Automata II

3.Soreption - Monument Of The End

4.Boss Keloid - Melted On The Inch

5.Turnstile - Time & Space

      View entire list ››

No stars - Don't know yet
✮✮✮✮✮ - Incredible, possibly Album Of The Year
✮✮✮✮½ - Awesome
✮✮✮✮ - Solid release
✮✮✮½ - Good release
✮✮✮ - Not bad
✮✮½ - Shuffle material (probably boring as an album)
✮✮ - Disappointing

1.Barren Earth - A Complex Of Cages

2.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

3.Tribulation - Down Below

4.Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology

5.Madder Mortem - Marrow

      View entire list ››

1.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

2.Vermilia - Kätkyt

3.Sulphur Aeon - The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos

4.Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit

5.Tribulation - Down Below

      View entire list ››