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46 - Damir "Procyon" Adžić
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30 - Denis Pershin
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31 - Stefan Sørensen
32 - Szymon "Simon" Ziółkowski
49 - Todd Smith
69 - Vincenzo Cappuccio
55 - William Geoffrey "Bill" Steer
18 - Xander Robert Bridge
42 - Yotam "Defiler" Avni

RIP:

2018 - Carsten Otterbach
2017 - Cherry Taketani
2018 - Henri Emil Kuula
1983 - Kevin Nugent
1993 - Raymond Arthur "Ray" Gillen
2014 - René Jansen
2006 - Rick Scott Crocco
2015 - Scott Weiland

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1		Mesarthim 2015-	Atmospheric black metal Electronic black metal	Australia	2015	-	56
2		Unhealthy Dreams 1998-	Black metal Electronic black metal	France	1998	-	0

Style

Mesarthim

2015-

Atmospheric black metal
Electronic black metal

Australia

2015

Unhealthy Dreams

1998-

Black metal
Electronic black metal

France

1998

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2355
2	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2123
3	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	2020
4	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1783
5	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1515
6	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1487
7	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1430
8	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1380
9	Bathory 1983-2004	First wave of black metal Viking black metal	Sweden	1983	2004	1285
10	Burzum 1989-	Black metal Dark Ambient Black metal Ambient	Norway France	1989	-	1174
11	Rotting Christ 1987-	Black metal Gothic metal	Greece	1987	-	1127
12	Alcest 2000-	Atmospheric black metal Shoegaze	France	2000	-	1060
13	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1060
14	Mayhem 1984-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1984	-	1060
15	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	1034
16	Summoning 1993-	Atmospheric black metal	Austria	1993	-	1024
17	Satyricon 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	971
18	Primordial 1987-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1987	-	769
19	Mercyful Fate 1981-	Heavy metal First wave of black metal	Denmark USA	1981	-	756
20	Arcturus 1990-	Avantgarde black metal Avantgarde metal	Norway	1990	-	719
21	Marduk 1990-	Black metal	Sweden	1990	-	719
22	Ulver 1992-	Folk metal Black metal Electronic Avantgarde	Norway	1992	-	716
23	Celtic Frost 1984-2008	First wave of black metal Thrash metal Avantgarde metal	Switzerland	1984	2008	676
24	Windir 1994-2004	Viking black metal	Norway	1994	2004	658
25	Borknagar 1995-	Melodic black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1995	-	655
26	Venom 1979-	First wave of black metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1979	-	618
27	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	603
28	Gorgoroth 1992-	Black metal	Norway	1992	-	602
29	Mgła 2000-	Black metal	Poland	2000	-	553
30	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	531
31	Anaal Nathrakh 1998-	Black metal Grindcore	United Kingdom	1998	-	522
32	Drudkh 2002-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Ukraine	2002	-	516
33	Shining 1996-	Depressive black metal Progressive black metal	Sweden	1996	-	511
34	Watain 1998-	Black metal	Sweden	1998	-	499
35	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	487
36	Wolves In The Throne Room 2004-	Atmospheric black metal	USA	2004	-	485
37	Deathspell Omega 1998-	Black metal Avantgarde metal	France	1998	-	451
38	Belphegor 1991-	Black metal Death metal	Austria	1991	-	450
39	Sólstafir 1995-	Atmospheric black metal Post-rock	Iceland	1995	-	436
40	Carach Angren 2003-	Symphonic black metal	The Netherlands	2003	-	428
41	Blut Aus Nord 1994-	Atmospheric black metal Industrial metal	France	1994	-	427
42	Taake 1993-	Black metal	Norway	1993	-	414
43	Falkenbach 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Viking folk metal	Germany	1989	-	399
44	Melechesh 1993-	Melodic black metal Oriental folk metal	Israel The Netherlands	1993	-	397
45	Thy Catafalque 1998-	Avantgarde black metal	Hungary	1998	-	378
46	Graveworm 1992-	Melodic black metal Gothic metal	Italy	1992	-	376
47	Woods Of Ypres 2002-2011	Melodic black metal Doom metal Gothic doom metal	Canada	2002	2011	372
48	Old Man's Child 1989-	Thrash metal Death metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1989	-	340
49	Dark Fortress 1994-2023	Melodic black metal	Germany	1994	2023	336
50	Carpathian Forest 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	318

Style

Agalloch

1995-2016

Atmospheric black metal
Neofolk

USA

1995

2016

2355

Behemoth

1991-

Black metal
Blackened death metal

Poland

1991

2123

Dimmu Borgir

1993-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1993

2020

Immortal

1990-

Death metal
Black metal

Norway

1990

1783

Enslaved

1991-

Viking black metal
Progressive black metal

Norway

1991

1515

Emperor

1991-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1991

1487

Moonspell

1989-

Black metal
Folk metal
Gothic black metal
Gothic metal
Symphonic black metal

Portugal

1989

1430

Cradle Of Filth

1991-

Death metal
Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal
Symphonic metal

United Kingdom

1991

1380

Bathory

1983-2004

First wave of black metal
Viking black metal

Sweden

1983

2004

1285

Burzum

1989-

Black metal
Dark Ambient
Black metal
Ambient

Norway
France

1989

1174

Rotting Christ

1987-

Black metal
Gothic metal

Greece

1987

1127

Alcest

2000-

Atmospheric black metal
Shoegaze

France

2000

1060

Dissection

1989-2006

Melodic black metal
Melodic death metal

Sweden

1989

2006

1060

Mayhem

1984-

Death metal
Black metal

Norway

1984

1060

Darkthrone

1986-

Death metal
Black metal
Crust punk
Heavy metal

Norway

1986

1034

Summoning

1993-

Atmospheric black metal

Austria

1993

1024

Satyricon

1990-

Black metal

Norway

1990

971

Primordial

1987-

Black metal
Celtic folk metal

Ireland

1987

769

Mercyful Fate

1981-

Heavy metal
First wave of black metal

Denmark
USA

1981

756

Arcturus

1990-

Avantgarde black metal
Avantgarde metal

Norway

1990

719

Marduk

1990-

Black metal

Sweden

1990

719

Ulver

1992-

Folk metal
Black metal
Electronic Avantgarde

Norway

1992

716

Celtic Frost

1984-2008

First wave of black metal
Thrash metal
Avantgarde metal

Switzerland

1984

2008

676

Windir

1994-2004

Viking black metal

Norway

1994

2004

658

Borknagar

1995-

Melodic black metal
Progressive black metal

Norway

1995

655

Venom

1979-

First wave of black metal
Heavy metal

United Kingdom

1979

618

Dark Funeral

1993-

Black metal

Sweden

1993

603

Gorgoroth

1992-

Black metal

Norway

1992

602

Mgła

2000-

Black metal

Poland

2000

553

Arkona

2002-

Pagan folk metal
Progressive black metal

Russia

2002

531

Anaal Nathrakh

1998-

Black metal
Grindcore

United Kingdom

1998

522

Drudkh

2002-

Atmospheric black metal
Pagan black metal

Ukraine

2002

516

Shining

1996-

Depressive black metal
Progressive black metal

Sweden

1996

511

Watain

1998-

Black metal

Sweden

1998

499

Samael

1987-

Black metal
Electro industrial metal

Switzerland

1987

487

Wolves In The Throne Room

2004-

Atmospheric black metal

USA

2004

485

Deathspell Omega

1998-

Black metal
Avantgarde metal

France

1998

451

Belphegor

1991-

Black metal
Death metal

Austria

1991

450

Sólstafir

1995-

Atmospheric black metal
Post-rock

Iceland

1995

436

Carach Angren

2003-

Symphonic black metal

The Netherlands

2003

428

Blut Aus Nord

1994-

Atmospheric black metal
Industrial metal

France

1994

427

Taake

1993-

Black metal

Norway

1993

414

Falkenbach

1989-

Black metal
Folk metal
Viking folk metal

Germany

1989

399

Melechesh

1993-

Melodic black metal
Oriental folk metal

Israel
The Netherlands

1993

397

Thy Catafalque

1998-

Avantgarde black metal

Hungary

1998

378

Graveworm

1992-

Melodic black metal
Gothic metal

Italy

1992

376

Woods Of Ypres

2002-2011

Melodic black metal
Doom metal
Gothic doom metal

Canada

2002

2011

372

Old Man's Child

1989-

Thrash metal
Death metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1989

340

Dark Fortress

1994-2023

Melodic black metal

Germany

1994

2023

336

Carpathian Forest

1990-

Black metal

Norway

1990

318

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