Anyone know any good Black Metal bands?

DeathGrind

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I was wondering if anyone could direct me to some heavy black metal bands.

Thanks in advance. :D
 
None_So_Vile said:
Well, are you brand new to Black Metal? or are you just being really vague? lol

I'm brand new to the genre. I enjoy death metal and was interested in hearing some black metal bands.
 
I've never seen a thread like this before.:D Anyways: Graveland, Burzum, Darkthrone, Moonblood, Nokturnal Mortum, Grand Belial's Key, Deathspell Omega, Mutiilation, Windir, Tsjuder, Legion of Doom, Fullmoon, Selbstmord, Thunderbolt, etc. to name a few.
 
The only black metal bands you'll ever really need is the early norwegian ones and their classics:

Mayhem - "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" and "Live in Leipzig"
Emperor - "In the Nightside Eclipse"
Immortal - "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism", "Pure Holocaust", "Battles in the North", "Blizzard Beasts" and "At the Heart of Winter"
Enslaved - "Vikingligr Veldi" and "Frost"
Gorgoroth - "Pentagram", "Antichrist" and "Under the Sign of Hell"
Burzum - "Burzum/Aske", "Det som Engang Var", "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" and "Filosofem"
Darkthrone - "A Blaze in the Northern Sky", "Under a Funeral Moon" and "Transilvanian Hunger"

Less important:

Dimmu Borgir - "Stormblåst"
Satyricon - "Dark Medieval Times" and "The Shadowthrone"
Borknagar - "Borknagar"
Ulver - "Bergtatt"
 
Megiddo - The Devil And The Whore
Grand Belial's Key - Judeobeast Assassination
Bathory - The Return and Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
Venom - Black Metal, Welcome To Hell
Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate EP
Emperor - Wrath Of The Tyrant
Graveland - In The Glare Of Burning Churches
Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Mayhem - Live In Leipzig
Tormentor - Anno Domini

Many, many more, but start out with all of these.
 
Stormwatch said:
I'd suggest Akercocke as well, considering you like DM. I know they're not really BM, but they're kinda half BM half DM IMO.

I agree. Great death/black metal band.

Emperor - In The Nightside Eclispse
Burzum - Any of the early albums
Darkthrone - Any of the 'trilogy'. My personal choise would be A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Mayhem - Deathcrush

These aren't my favourite BM albums, but they are all considered black metal classics.
 
You'd be wise to get all this stuff. It's a rough top 25 list I came up with not so long ago. The bottom few will vary, but the top 15 or more are staples.

1. Summoning - Dol Guldur
2. Burzum – Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
3. Graveland - Thousand Swords
4. Fullmoon – United Aryan Evil
5. Aeternus - …And So The Night Became
6. Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns
7. Blut Aus Nord – The Work Which Transforms God
8. Aeternus – Beyond the Wandering Moon
9. Beherit – Drawing Down the Moon
10. Demoncy – Joined in Darkness
11. Wolfnacht – Heidentum
12. Burzum – Filosofem
13. Sort Vokter - Folkloric Necro Metal
14. Darkthrone – Under A Funeral Moon
15. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
16. Moonblood – Blut und Krieg
17. Galgeras - Uwer Ter Ere
18. Nortt - Gudsforladt
19. Gontyna Kry - Welowie
20. Blut Aus Nord – Ultima Thulee
21. Hades Almighty – The Dawn of the Dying Sun
22. The Shadow Order - Raise the Banners
23. Mutiilation – Vampires of Black Imperial Blood
24. Branikald – Stormheit
25. Windir - Arntor
 
Crimson Velvet said:
The only black metal bands you'll ever really need is the early norwegian ones and their classics:

Listen to that advice if you want to ignore great records like "Thousand Swords," "Lugburz," "Far Away from the Sun," and quite a few more.
 
^^^
Or, you can choose not to take it absolutely literally, and just make sure that are the proud owner of all the releases I mentioned, and, if you choose to, some of the others mentioned in this this thread. Not "Lugburz", though, as it's barely above average, and sounds somewhat unfinished. "Dol Guldur" is quite excellent, though.
 
Aeternus - ...And So The Night Became
Aeternus - Beyond The Wandering Moon
Temnozor' - Horizons...
Azrael - Into Shadows: Act I (and II)
Astriaal - Renascent Misanthropy
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns
Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God
Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée
Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Nagelfar - Srontgorrth
Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
Ulver - Bergtatt
Weakling - Dead As Dreams
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Abigor - Nachthymnen
Obtained Enslavement - Witchcraft
Negurã Bunget - N' Crugu Bradului
Bethlehem - Dictius Te Necare
Ludicra - Hollow Psalms