The Best Black Metal Albums

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The Best Black Metal Albums

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A list by
Diabolos
Created
May 08, 2010
Entries
50
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28
Only 1 album per band;
Rating:
10: 1-4.
9: 5-32.
8: 33-50.
50.
1.
Summoning - Stronghold
1999
50.
2.
Dornenreich - Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen
1999
50.
3.
Shining - V - Halmstad
2007
50.
4.
Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
2007
50.
5.
Kampfar - Kvass
2006
50.
6.
Watain - Sworn To The Dark
2007
50.
7.
Wyrd - Huldrafolk
2002
50.
8.
Wolves In The Throne Room - Diadem Of 12 Stars
2006
50.
9.
Negură Bunget - 'N Crugu Bradului
2002
50.
10.
Windir - 1184
2001
50.
11.
Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
1999
50.
12.
Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
1995
50.
13.
Behemoth - From The Pagan Vastlands
1993
50.
14.
Limbonic Art - In Abhorrence Dementia
1997
50.
15.
Satyricon - Now, Diabolical
2006
50.
16.
Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler
1994
50.
17.
The Meads Of Asphodel - The Excommunication Of Christ
2000
50.
18.
Vreid - Kraft
2004
50.
19.
Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
1995
50.
20.
Darkspace - III
2008
50.
21.
Helrunar - Frostnacht
2005
50.
22.
Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher
2005
50.
23.
Bathory - Hammerheart
1990
50.
24.
Imperial Crystalline Entombment - Apocalyptic End In White
2004
50.
25.
Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
1999
50.
26.
Nortt - Gudsforladt
2003
50.
27.
Rotting Christ - Genesis
2002
50.
28.
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
1994
50.
29.
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
2002
50.
30.
Old Man's Child - In Defiance Of Existence
2003
50.
31.
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
2001
50.
32.
Stormlord - At The Gates Of Utopia
2001
50.
33.
Morgul - Sketch Of Supposed Murderer
2001
50.
34.
Secrets Of The Moon - Carved In Stigmata Wounds
2004
50.
35.
Aes Dana - La Chasse Sauvage
2001
50.
36.
Borknagar - The Olden Domain
1997
50.
37.
Siebenbürgen - Plagued Be Thy Angel
2001
50.
38.
Abigor - Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)
1995
50.
39.
Diabolical Masquerade - Death's Design
2001
50.
40.
Keep Of Kalessin - Armada
2006
50.
41.
Bergraven - Dödsvisioner
2007
50.
42.
1349 - Hellfire
2005
50.
43.
Catamenia - Halls Of Frozen North
1998
50.
44.
Hellsaw - Phantasm
2007
50.
45.
Anti - The Insignificance Of Life
2006
50.
46.
Nagelfar - Srontgorrth
1999
50.
47.
Behexen - By The Blessing Of Satan
2004
50.
48.
Corpus Christii - Rising
2007
50.
49.
Dark Fortress - Tales From Eternal Dusk
2001
50.
50.
Agathodaimon - Chapter III
2001
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05.08.2011 - 00:26

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A top 50 without DARKTHRONE??????????
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Yeah, definately
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Really nice to see Dornenreich so high up there! Finally someone agrees with me
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Yeah, Dornenreich are awesome (aaand they are from Innsbruck as I am too )
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I ain't thumbsing this up until I see Anthems To The Welkins At Dusk and Transilvanian Hunger on here.
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Well, Anthems To The Welkins At Dusk was actually pretty close, but Transilvanian Hunger is only a 7 for me
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Oh, wait, I included "In The Nightside Eclipse" and I only listed one album per band
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This list is awesome men....
Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher my favorite black metal.see my list
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Written by lord artan on 13.07.2012 at 23:56

This list is awesome men....
Nocte Obducta - Nektar Teil II: Seen, Flüsse, Tagebücher my favorite black metal.see my list

Thanks
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Too many Black Metal lists without Darkthrone, and this is another.
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I don't think that Darkthrone are bad, but imo they are also nothing special
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05.04.2013 - 21:53

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Great list... I'm going to make my own BM albums list one day, so this will be useful then.
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05.04.2013 - 22:47
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Written by Erik M. on 05.04.2013 at 21:53

Great list... I'm going to make my own BM albums list one day, so this will be useful then.

Thx, I hope it helps
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I guess you are mostly "third wave" BM fan?
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Written by ANGEL REAPER on 13.04.2013 at 15:49

I guess you are mostly "third wave" BM fan?

Yeah, mostly, although I also like many 2nd wave bands, only the 1st wave is not really my type of music
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The page of "Morgul - Sketch Of Supposed Murderer" was blank without your list.
Thanks for mentioning this album ! It's certainly a very underrated album by far !! True classic which is beyond my expection !!!
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Written by Dr. Strawberry on 24.03.2014 at 19:48

The page of "Morgul - Sketch Of Supposed Murderer" was blank without your list.
Thanks for mentioning this album ! It's certainly a very underrated album by far !! True classic which is beyond my expection !!!

I'm glad that you enjoyed it
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