Top 56 Black Metal Albums
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I've been listened to Black Metal since the late 2000s starting with Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Since then, I've discover dozens of amazing bands thanks to MS and it has become one of my favourite genres, especially the more melodic/symphonic/epic bands.
So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year: (Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here) If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of black metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands! My other lists: Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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| nonZero Posts: 1336  |
Are there any must-listens I'm missing here? I've listened to Immortal, Mgła and Mayhem - all fantastic bands but I didn't enjoy them quite enough to be on this list.
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| Roman Doez Hallucigenia Posts: 978  |
Written by nonZero on 19.02.2024 at 14:44 I'd recommend some Burzum, Sigh, Urfaust, Ulver, Paysage d'Hiver and Ved Buens ende. There's a bunch of other stuff I'd put in my own list but those feel essential to me
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| F3ynman Nocturnal Bro Contributor Posts: 3074  |
^ yeah definitely Burzum needs to be here too. And Necrophobic!!! Also, what about Cobalt and Melechesh? But, otherwise, great list! I especially like your high placement of Acherontas and Lord Belial!
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by Roman Doez on 19.02.2024 at 15:25 Thanks for the recommendations - Sigh I have as Avantgarde Metal, and Ulver's Bergtatt is just off the list at #52. I don't like any Burzum album enough to give it more than an 8. Paysage d'Hiver and Ved Buens ende I don't think I've listened to so I'll add them to the to-listen list! Written by F3ynman on 19.02.2024 at 15:46 Thanks! Necrophobic I have as death metal so they will definitely be on a separate list (they are very slightly more death leaning than black in my books). Cobalt I found a little bit bland to be honest. Melechesh I enjoyed but need to re-listen to.
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3223  |
Not the biggest Black Metal fan but I still enjoy quite a bit of it and this list is fucking good. So I'd like to recommend some stuff too. - Blasphemy - Gods of War - Forteresse - Métal Noir Québécois - Csejthe - La Mort Du Prince Noir - Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter I: War, Horrid War - Crystal Coffin - The Starway Eternal - Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául - White Ward - False Light - Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit - Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies - Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost - Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales [EP] - Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion Not all of those are pure black metal, but I think they're all classic stuff.
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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| A Real Mönkey Posts: 1209  |
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by Guib on 20.02.2024 at 03:11 Written by A Real Mönkey on 20.02.2024 at 04:05 Thanks! I'll be sure to check these out 
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| Dinruth Posts: 442 |
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by Dinruth on 08.03.2024 at 15:00 Ha! Yes. Summoning are objectively the better band but I just find myself returning to Echoes of Battle more than any Summoning album. For me, EoB is more consistently enjoyable, but I can fully accept that it is not an original sound in any way.
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Contributor Posts: 5364  |
Great list, and I'm just happy to see both Caladan Brood and Summoning in your list  If you like those bands you might want to give a listen to Sojourner - Empires Of Ash, they're not Tolkien themed but musically similar, and arguably just as good imo.
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 08.03.2024 at 17:10 Thanks! Sounds great to me, I'll check it out 
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| Dinruth Posts: 442 |
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 08.03.2024 at 17:10 I was, of course, joking, because everyone's taste is different.. I also love Caladan Brood, but Stronghold is one of very few albums on which I love every song
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by Dinruth on 09.03.2024 at 06:34 If I were to put together a top black metal songs list 'Long Lost To Where No Pathway Goes' would definitely be near the top.
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| Dinruth Posts: 442 |
Written by nonZero on 09.03.2024 at 19:09 An interesting idea for a list! 
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| 24emd Theory Snob Posts: 1089  |
As long as you have Aquilus I'm happy. Nice list
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by 24emd on 10.03.2024 at 14:02 Yes! Griseus is a fantastic album (especially the first two songs). Looking forward to hearing what he does with Bellum II.
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| qnick90 Posts: 106  |
I can see you like more melodic side of BM, therefore no likes such as Mgła, so I can reccomend one of my biggest discoveries of 2023 - Fluisteraars - Bloem. Thumbs up for Aquilus!
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| nonZero Posts: 1336 |
Written by qnick90 on 11.03.2024 at 18:04 I definitely prefer Black Metal than blends itself with something else - I appreciate bands like Mgła are very talented musicians but to me they are a little one-dimensional, which isn't sincerely a bad thing, just not my favourite. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!
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Caladan Brood ranked higher than Summoning 
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