Ok, Emperor is a better black metal band, but IMO, Emperor is THE black metal band. Or was, rather...they aren't really a band because they reformed for just a couple of shows and Ihsahn is doing his own thing and Samoth and Trym have Zyklon. But Darkthrone? No. Dark Funeral? No. Marduk? No. Anorexia Nervosa? Please. Dimmu Borgir? HA! COF? I'm not even going to remark.
Don't say Enslaved either, cuz they're more Viking metal now.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, Nick Barker is on the kit now and one of the guys from Napalm Death is on the bass. Don't quote me on that and feel free to correct me.
Like you wouldn't anyway.