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the last average 40 Watt Sun has made me question if the album before that was even good. And GY!BEs latest didnt do much for me either, oh how the mighty have fallen...

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Aara, Ungfell and Mefitis are available on youtube [link]

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Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth

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any people here know what's up in the Moonspell camp? been a shortage of news there

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"Rebellion In Dreamland" and "Halloween" are a toss up between my favorite Euro PM songs

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Favorites for me Follow The Reaper; Hatebreeder; Century Child; Oceanborn come to mind

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@Velichor That sounds like the world's best 16 minute commute

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Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1		Black Death Suicide 2010-	Suicidal black metal	Germany	2010	-	0

Style

Black Death Suicide

2010-

Suicidal black metal

Germany

2010

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2353
2	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2121
3	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	2016
4	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1779
5	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1513
6	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1484
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	-	1377
9	Bathory 1983-2004	First wave of black metal Viking black metal	Sweden	1983	2004	1282
10	Burzum 1989-	Black metal Dark Ambient Black metal Ambient	Norway France	1989	-	1173
11	Rotting Christ 1987-	Black metal Gothic metal	Greece	1987	-	1125
12	Mayhem 1984-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1984	-	1059
13	Alcest 2000-	Atmospheric black metal Shoegaze	France	2000	-	1058
14	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1057
15	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	1031
16	Summoning 1993-	Atmospheric black metal	Austria	1993	-	1023
17	Satyricon 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	970
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	-	755
20	Arcturus 1990-	Avantgarde black metal Avantgarde metal	Norway	1990	-	718
21	Marduk 1990-	Black metal	Sweden	1990	-	717
22	Ulver 1992-	Folk metal Black metal Electronic Avantgarde	Norway	1992	-	714
23	Celtic Frost 1984-2008	First wave of black metal Thrash metal Avantgarde metal	Switzerland	1984	2008	675
24	Windir 1994-2004	Viking black metal	Norway	1994	2004	657
25	Borknagar 1995-	Melodic black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1995	-	654
26	Venom 1979-	First wave of black metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1979	-	618
27	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	601
28	Gorgoroth 1992-	Black metal	Norway	1992	-	601
29	Mgła 2000-	Black metal	Poland	2000	-	550
30	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	531
31	Anaal Nathrakh 1998-	Black metal Grindcore	United Kingdom	1998	-	520
32	Drudkh 2002-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Ukraine	2002	-	515
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	-	488
36	Wolves In The Throne Room 2004-	Atmospheric black metal	USA	2004	-	482
37	Deathspell Omega 1998-	Black metal Avantgarde metal	France	1998	-	450
38	Belphegor 1991-	Black metal Death metal	Austria	1991	-	448
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	-	426
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	-	396
45	Graveworm 1992-	Melodic black metal Gothic metal	Italy	1992	-	376
46	Thy Catafalque 1998-	Avantgarde black metal	Hungary	1998	-	375
47	Woods Of Ypres 2002-2011	Melodic black metal Doom metal Gothic doom metal	Canada	2002	2011	371
48	Old Man's Child 1989-	Thrash metal Death metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1989	-	337
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

2353

Behemoth

1991-

Black metal
Blackened death metal

Poland

1991

2121

Dimmu Borgir

1993-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1993

2016

Immortal

1990-

Death metal
Black metal

Norway

1990

1779

Enslaved

1991-

Viking black metal
Progressive black metal

Norway

1991

1513

Emperor

1991-

Black metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1991

1484

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

1377

Bathory

1983-2004

First wave of black metal
Viking black metal

Sweden

1983

2004

1282

Burzum

1989-

Black metal
Dark Ambient
Black metal
Ambient

Norway
France

1989

1173

Rotting Christ

1987-

Black metal
Gothic metal

Greece

1987

1125

Mayhem

1984-

Death metal
Black metal

Norway

1984

1059

Alcest

2000-

Atmospheric black metal
Shoegaze

France

2000

1058

Dissection

1989-2006

Melodic black metal
Melodic death metal

Sweden

1989

2006

1057

Darkthrone

1986-

Death metal
Black metal
Crust punk
Heavy metal

Norway

1986

1031

Summoning

1993-

Atmospheric black metal

Austria

1993

1023

Satyricon

1990-

Black metal

Norway

1990

970

Primordial

1987-

Black metal
Celtic folk metal

Ireland

1987

769

Mercyful Fate

1981-

Heavy metal
First wave of black metal

Denmark
USA

1981

755

Arcturus

1990-

Avantgarde black metal
Avantgarde metal

Norway

1990

718

Marduk

1990-

Black metal

Sweden

1990

717

Ulver

1992-

Folk metal
Black metal
Electronic Avantgarde

Norway

1992

714

Celtic Frost

1984-2008

First wave of black metal
Thrash metal
Avantgarde metal

Switzerland

1984

2008

675

Windir

1994-2004

Viking black metal

Norway

1994

2004

657

Borknagar

1995-

Melodic black metal
Progressive black metal

Norway

1995

654

Venom

1979-

First wave of black metal
Heavy metal

United Kingdom

1979

618

Dark Funeral

1993-

Black metal

Sweden

1993

601

Gorgoroth

1992-

Black metal

Norway

1992

601

Mgła

2000-

Black metal

Poland

2000

550

Arkona

2002-

Pagan folk metal
Progressive black metal

Russia

2002

531

Anaal Nathrakh

1998-

Black metal
Grindcore

United Kingdom

1998

520

Drudkh

2002-

Atmospheric black metal
Pagan black metal

Ukraine

2002

515

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

488

Wolves In The Throne Room

2004-

Atmospheric black metal

USA

2004

482

Deathspell Omega

1998-

Black metal
Avantgarde metal

France

1998

450

Belphegor

1991-

Black metal
Death metal

Austria

1991

448

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

426

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

396

Graveworm

1992-

Melodic black metal
Gothic metal

Italy

1992

376

Thy Catafalque

1998-

Avantgarde black metal

Hungary

1998

375

Woods Of Ypres

2002-2011

Melodic black metal
Doom metal
Gothic doom metal

Canada

2002

2011

371

Old Man's Child

1989-

Thrash metal
Death metal
Symphonic black metal

Norway

1989

337

Dark Fortress

1994-2023

Melodic black metal

Germany

1994

2023

336

Carpathian Forest

1990-

Black metal

Norway

1990

318

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