GMD Votes: Top 20 Black Metal Albums

[The Ozzman]

It's pretty good from what I heard from it. Still need to check out Pure Holocaust. I don't know why I don't have that one already

 

[MoSeN]

1. Gorgoroth - Pentagram
2. Mayhem - De Mysteriis
3. Burzum - Filosofem
4. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
5. Master's Hammer - Ritual
6. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
7. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
8. Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
9. Immortal - Pure Holocaust
10. Ulver - Bergtatt
11. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
12. Darkthrone - A Blaze In the Northern Sky
13. Negura Bunget - OM
14. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
15. Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
16. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
17. Windir - 1184
18. Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
19. Graveland - Thousand Swords
20. Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon

Beherit's DDtM is the only truly shit album on the list but at least a third of the albums have made this top list look silly. I could still imagine worse though.

Also as mentioned before it's a shame Aeternus and Agalloch missed the top list (despite the fact Agalloch is not exactly black metal and blah blah)

 

[Slayed Necros]

I'll vote in a day or two. I still need to check out that Master's Hammer album.

I'm really enjoying Thousand Swords. I'm about to check to see if i can find some of their stuff on amazon. Which albums should i go for?

The Celtic Winter, Following the Voice of Blood, Dawn of Iron Blades, Fire Chariot of Destruction

 

[End of Glory]

I'll vote in a day or two. I still need to check out that Master's Hammer album.

I'm really enjoying Thousand Swords. I'm about to check to see if i can find some of their stuff on amazon. Which albums should i go for?

While you're at it, buy the Master's Hammer album too. It blew my mind. But I'm a noob to Black Metal so I hadn't heard it until it made it to this round.

 

[Nephilim96]

It's pretty good from what I heard from it. Still need to check out Pure Holocaust. I don't know why I don't have that one already

Drop what you're doing and listen to it!

 

[Krow]

I'll vote in a day or two. I still need to check out that Master's Hammer album.

I'm really enjoying Thousand Swords. I'm about to check to see if i can find some of their stuff on amazon. Which albums should i go for?

Forever plagued records reissued a bunch of Graveland stuff for really cheap. The website is jacked up but the guy who runs it is pretty cool and will help get it figured out and send it your way quick.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

^ Thanks man!

Jacked up as in shipping? I'm loving their prices so far.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah I looked around last night. I'm already broke but already want to buy a bunch of shit on there

 

[Krow]

The website itself is buggy is all.

 

[tagradh]

1. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
2. Immortal - Pure Holocaust
3. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
4. Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
5. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
6. Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun
7. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
8. Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
9. Negura Bunget - Om
10. Burzum - Filosofem
11. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
12. Deathspell Omega - Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
13. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
14. Windir - 1184
15. Master's Hammer - Ritua
16. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
17. Gorgoroth - Pentagram
18. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
19. Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon
20. Graveland - Thousand Swords

 

[The Ozzman]

Poll closes at end of business today (5 PM EST). Get your votes in if you haven't!

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

1. Negura Bunget - Om
2. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
3. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
4. Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse
5. Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
6. Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
7. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
8. Windir - 1184
9. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
10. Ulver - Bergtatt
11. Gorgoroth - Pentagram
12. Immortal - Pure Holocaust
13. Burzum - Filosofem
14. Master's Hammer - Ritual
15. Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun
16. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
17. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
18. Graveland - Thousand Swords
19. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky
20. Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon

Don't take this to mean I think DDtM is a shit album.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Very good list overall.

1) Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
2) Darkthrone - A Blaze In the Northern Sky
3) Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
4) Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
5) Burzum - Filosofem
6) Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
7) Bathory - In the Sign of the Black Mark
8) Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
9) Gorgoroth - Pentagram
10)Enslaved - Vikingligr veldi
11)Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
12)Immortal - Pure Holocaust
13)Graveland - Thousand Swords
14)Negura Bunget - OM
15)Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
16)Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
17)Master's Hammer - Ritual
18)Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
19)Windir - 1184
20)Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon

I haven't listened to enough of 1184 to rank it any higher and i definitely need to listen to more Graveland

 

[The Ozzman]

Well, the results will have to wait until Monday since I forgot to send the spreadsheet to myself from work. I got really busy the last 2 hours of work. Let's just say the top 10 will be no surprise.

EDIT: And Beherit isn't in the top 10

So, I'll keep voting open until Sunday 11 PM EST because of my stupidity. Anyone is welcome to re-order their shit, but just post again telling me you did (or if you did previously since I may not have caught it).

I do have to say that Master's Hammer is really good and I like what I heard from Graveland but it wasn't that album listed above. I also need to listen to more Enslaved. The only black metally albums I have are Below the Lights and Frost.

 

[Draehl]

I re-oredered mine... not recently but not sure when you took in the data...

 

[The Ozzman]

I re-oredered mine... not recently but not sure when you took in the data...

I'm fairly certain I got that change. I'll add it again Monday just to make sure.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Beherit not in the top 10 and fucking Anthems will be? Jesus Christ I fucking hate this world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnVwohl9Rrg

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Don't think Anthems will be in the top 10 either, but it takes a true imbecile to think Behirit deserves to even stand in the shadow of Emperor. My guess is Behirit will be in the 18-20 range. Anything other than 20 would be disgrace piled on top of disgrace. As I said before, the only reason they're on the list at all is because a portion of the black metal fanbase is brain dead.

 

[Mort Divine]

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I wouldn't say it's great or anything, but i don't think i've ever seen so much hatred for a single album.

Anthems doesn't deserve to be in the top 10 either imo.