This list is a guide to the first wave of Black Metal.
Releases here are considered to be a part of the first wave
or they stylistically are similar to the first wave bands.
Some releases are of thrash/death bands but please note that
at the time first wave wasn't really homogeneous style and that
those bands are included cause they were influence to the bands
that will later form Second wave.
Have in mind that First wave ceased to exist somewhere around 1987-1989.
Releases are ordered by release year.
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1.Venom - Welcome To Hell

2.Venom - Black Metal

3.Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Mercyful Fate - Melissa

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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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Just a list of debut albums. From Heavy Metal to Black Metal.

1.HammerFall - Glory To The Brave

2.Dio - Holy Diver

3.Angra - Angels Cry

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Galneryus - The Flag Of Punishment

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So, What is WAR METAL?

Many define the micro-genre of "War Metal" as a chaotic blend of Thrash/Grindcore riffing infused with Black Metal Ideals, voxs, and lo-fi attitude. It can also lean more towards the way of Death as well. Many of the bands take heavy influence form the genre of Bestial Black Metal. When it comes to "extreme" genres of music, it doesn't get much more brutal or lo-fi as these bands...which is just the way I love it! Dirty and RAW! They rely heavily on the themes of despair, Satan, tyranny, death, nihilism, goat heads, gas masks, social unrest, nuclear holocaust, and obviously war.

1.Sarcófago - I.N.R.I.

2.Blasphemy - Fallen Angel Of Doom

3.Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon

4.Archgoat - Angelcunt (Tales Of Desecration)

5.Bestial Warlust - Vengeance War Till Death

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Top 10 of the most brutal Thrash do Brazil...

1.Sepultura - Chaos A.D.

2.Sarcófago - The Laws Of Scourge

3.Attomica - Disturbing The Noise

4.Korzus - Mass Illusion

5.Sepultura - Arise

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1.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

2.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

3.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

4.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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This is a list of my 20 favorite BM albums ever. Apparently Mystifier and Moonblood are too kvlt to be on Metal Storm at this time, but both are incredibly fucking awesome. Moonblood played Epic Black Metal and are the undisputed gods of horrible lo-fi production, with one of their rehearsals rumored to have even been recorded in a bathroom. Mystifier is another quite good BM band, who are from South America and play in a similar vein to that of Sarcófago, old Beherit, and old Sepultura, and is some of the most evil material I have listened to in a long time.

1.Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

2.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

3.Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

4.Blasphemy - Fallen Angel Of Doom

5.Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger

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