Anyone know any good Black Metal bands?

[DeathGrind]

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

Thanks in advance.

 

[byrne]

get bathory - blood fire death

 

[Stormwatch]

Darkthrone

 

[None_So_Vile]

Well, are you brand new to Black Metal? or are you just being really vague? lol

 

[DeathGrind]

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.

 

[DeathGrind]

Thanks guys for your suggestions.

 

[Life Sucks]

I've never seen a thread like this before. 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.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Emperor

 

[Justin_BORK]

Emperor

I concur, twoud be a reasonable starting point.

 

[plaguewilder]

Emperor-In the nightside eclipse
Mayhem-De mysteriis dom sathanas
Dark Throne-Ablaze in the northern sky

 

[Stormwatch]

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.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

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"

 

[Jean-Pierre]

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.

 

[D.Morris]

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.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Graveland, Burzum, Darkthrone, Moonblood, Nokturnal Mortum, Grand Belial's Key, Deathspell Omega, Mutiilation, Windir, Tsjuder, Legion of Doom, Fullmoon, Selbstmord, Thunderbolt, etc.

.

 

[Episteme]

Watain. Is. A. Must.

 

[no country for old wainds]

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

 

[Demiurge]

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.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

^^^
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.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

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