Within The Fortress Gates (Favorite Black Metal Albums)

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Within The Fortress Gates (Favorite Black Metal Albums)

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A list by
Ryanm123
Created
November 13, 2025
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I love this wide subgenre of metal so much that I made my own version of the essential 200 but being only black metal. The order of the list is simply alphabetized by band name then put in order of release date. This list in no way attempts to have the most "heavy" or "true" bands/albums listed. Being my favorite subgenre of music all of these albums are very special to me in one way or another, this list is simply for me to organize those albums.
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1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse
2004
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1349 - Massive Cauldron Of Chaos
2014
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1349 - The Infernal Pathway
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Abigor - Supreme Immortal Art
1998
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Ancient - Svartalvheim
1994
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Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
1987
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Bathory - Blood On Ice
1996
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Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon
1993
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Black Funeral - Ankou And The Death Fire
2016
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Borknagar - Quintessence
2000
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Burzum - Det Som Engang Var
1993
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ColdWorld - Melancholie²
2008
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Covenant - In Times Before The Light
1997
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Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace
1996
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Dark Forest (CAN) - Aurora Borealis
2006
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Dark Fortress - Profane Genocidal Creations
2003
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Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium
2001
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Darkthrone - Panzerfaust
1995
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Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
1997
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Dissection - The Somberlain
1993
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Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
1994
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Enslaved - Monumension
2001
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Horna - Sudentaival
2001
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Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness
2002
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Inquisition - Nefarious Dismal Orations
2007
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Judas Iscariot - Heaven In Flames
2000
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Kampfar - Mellom Skogkledde Aaser
1997
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Lord Belial - Enter The Moonlight Gate
1997
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Lustre - The Ashes Of Light
2020
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Månegarm - Vredens Tid
2005
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Melechesh - Sphynx
2003
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Mercyful Fate - Time
1994
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Mork - Syv
2024
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Mysteriarch - Mournful Embrace Of Aeons
2012
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Nagelfar - Virus West
2001
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Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry
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Ringarë - Under Pale Moon
2019
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Ringarë - Thrall Of Winter's Majesty
2021
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Sargeist - Let The Devil In
2010
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Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times
1993
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Sear Bliss - The Arcane Odyssey
2007
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Stormlord - At The Gates Of Utopia
2001
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Summoning - Minas Morgul
1995
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Summoning - Stronghold
1999
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Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
2001
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Taake - ...Doedskvad
2005
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Taake - Noregs Vaapen
2011
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Troll - Drep De Kristne
1996
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Tsjuder - Demonic Possession
2002
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Watain - Lawless Darkness
2010
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Windir - Arntor
1999
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