The Best Blackmetal-albums Ever...?

[Perdition's Light]

my list

abigor - nachtymnen (from the twilight kingdom)
averse sefira - battle's clarion
bathory - self-titled, the return, under the sign of the black mark
behemoth - sventevith (storming near the baltic)
beherit - drawing down the moon
blut aus nord - the work which transforms god
burzum - aske, det som en gang var, hvis lyset tar oss
darkthrone - a blaze in the northern sky, under a funeral moon, transylvanian hunger
deathspell omega - si monumentum requires circumspice
drudkh - forgotten legends, autumn aurora
emporer - in the nightside eclipse
enslaved - vikingligr veldi, eld
fleurty - min tid skal komme
fullmoon - united aryan evil
gorgoroth - pentagram
graveland - thousand swords
immortal - pure holocaust, blizzard beasts
mayhem - de mysteriis dom sathanus, live in leipzig
moonblood - blut und krieg
negura bunget - maiastru sfetnic, n crugu bradului
nokturnal mortum - lunar poetry, goat horns
mutiilation - vampires of black imperial blood
nagelfar - hunengrab im herbst
samael - worship him, ceremony of opposites
sarcafago - INRI
setherial - nord
silencer - death, pierce me
summoning - dol goldur
taake - nattestid, bjoergvin (or whatever)
ulver - bergtatt
varathron - his majesty at the swamp
weakling - dead as dreams

 

[Minion520]

Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky!
Mayhem - Deathcrush
Dissection - Somberlain

For people who had Bathory - Blood, Fire, Death thats more of a raw thrash album IMO

 

[Crimson Velvet]

My list:

Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Immortal - Battles of the North
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
Summoning - Dol Guldur
Summoning - Stronghold
Mayhem - Chimera
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid
Borknagar - Quintessence
Borknagar - Empirisicm
Bathory - Blood Fire Death

I love Immortal . . .

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I'm not going to deny Mayhem being an influence on Watain, Ondskapt or DsO but I feel the albums I mentioned are much greater works of art than DMDS.

Agreed. Those three albums > anything Mayhem has done.

 

[Hell Mike]

V.V.V etc and Caelum Adustum: I don't agree, DMDS is the best album ever in my not-so-humble opinion. I think that's all I have to say here.

 

[Perdition's Light]

Oh and I'd also like to mention Dolorian if they count. They're more like black/doom but they make produce some excellent dark music.

 

[Caelum Adustum]

I'd probably place DMDS 4th on my list, after only what I mentioned earlier. I guess I prefer those 3 because aside from being great metal albums, they are so deep...like a religious experience I suppose.

 

[Life Sucks]

I need to add Grand Belial's Key - Castrating the Redeemer/Mocking the Philanthropist.

 

[Demiurge]

These "name your favorite black metal albums" topics always blow my mind.

DMDS is chock full of filler and features some of the worst vocals in metal history. It's Mayhem's best studio album though, which reflects very poorly upon Gayhem's musical accomplishments.

Ondskapt is a total Mayhem ripoff. The new DSO.....not at all.

Burzum- Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Sort Vokter- Folkloric Necro Metal
Graveland- Thousand Swords
Hades- The Dawn of the Dying Sun
Necromantia- Scarlet Evil Witching Black
Burzum- Filosofem
Burzum- Det Som Engang Var
Darkthrone- Transilvanian Hunger
Moonblood- Blut und Krieg
Mutiilation- Vampires of Black Imperial Blood
Sorcier Des Glaces- Snowland
Drudkh- Forgotten Legends
Yamatu- Shurpu Asaru
Sacramentum- Far Away From the Sun
Manes- Under Ein Blodraud Maane
Immortal- Pure Holocaust
Summoning- Dol Guldor
Summoning- Lugburz
Belketre- Ambre Zuetki Vuodrevartre
Demoncy- Within the Sylvan Realms of Frost
Beherit- Drawing Down the Moon
Varathron- His Majesty at the Swamp
Abigor- Nachthymnen
Auzhia- Dark Emperors
Samael- Worship Him
Throne of Ahaz- Nifelheim
Falkenbach- En Their Medh Riki Fara
Fullmoon- United Aryan Evil
Graveland- Carpathian Wolves
Veles- Black Hateful Metal
Galgeras- Uwer Ter Ere
Bathory- Under the Sign of the Black Mark
Bathory- The Return
Sarcofago- INRI
Nagelfar- Srontgorrth
Darkthrone- Under a Funeral Moon

they're in no particular order and there are probably more, but i'm tired of thinking about it.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

I'm pretty sure early Bathory has been metioned, if not:

Bathory
The Return
Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

Hellhammer's Apocalyptic Raids was definitely influential as well, and early Venom and Sarcofago respectively.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Auzhia- Dark Emperors

What's this like?

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

DMDS is chock full of filler and features some of the worst vocals in metal history.

Those vocals are incredibly distracting.

 

[SlaughterofSoul]

Sarcofago - INRI
Bathory - Bathory
Bathory - The Return
Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids
Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon
Grand Belial's Key - Mocking The Philanthropist
Grand Belial's Key - Judeobeat Assassination
Satanic Warmaster - Strength and Honour
Clandestine Blaze - Fist Of The Northern Destroyer
Master's Hammer - Ritual
DsO - Infernal Battles
DsO - Inquisitors Of Satan
DsO - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Mutiilation - Vampires of Black Imperial Blood
Ulver - Bergtatt
Burzum - S/T
Varathron - His Majesty at the Swamp
Megiddo - The Devil And The Whore
Megiddo - The Atavism Of Evil

 

[no country for old wainds]

Those vocals are incredibly distracting.

The vocals don't bother me too much, although I don't particularly like them. The filler, on the other hand...

 

[Ivan the terrible]

I won't even bother with this... :Smug:

 

[Slayed Necros]

Some of my favourites which I don't believe have been listed:

Satanic Warmaster - Strength and Honour
Dub Buk - Idu Na Wy!
Ildjarn - Det Frysende Nordariket
Hate Forest - Purity
Mortuary Drape - Secret Sudaria
Belenos - Spicilège
Countess - Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam
Clandestine Blaze/Deathspell Omega split

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Dub Buk - Idu Na Wy!

My favorite Dub Buk album.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Belenos - Spicilège

I much prefer Notre Amour Eternel myself.

 

[Astral Poetry]

Revamped:

Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (best)
Burzum - Burzum/Aske
Burzum - Det Som En Gang Var
Burzum - Filosofem
Summoning - Dol Guldur
Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (much more than just black metal of course)
Graveland - Thousand Swords
Immortal - Pure Holocaust
Ildjarn - Forest Poetry
Ildjarn/Nidhogg - S/T
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger
Averse Sefira - Battle's Clarion
Moonblood - Blut und Krieg
Mütiilation - Remains of a Dead, Ruined, Cursed Soul
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Enslaved - Vikinglgr Veldi
Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns
Weakling - Dead as Dreams
Abigor - Nachthymnen

There's many more, but of course my list resembles just about every other tasteful list; Just had to resolve the somewhat scrambled one I made on the first page a year ago.

 

[Blaphbee]

Mütiilation - Remains of a Dead, Ruined, Cursed Soul

I didn't think anyone was going to add this to a list that seems to be overflowing with every fucking BM release known to man.

Not every one was among the best.