The Greatest Black Metal Bands of All Time

[MasterOLightning]

Vikingligr Veldi is the one. End of discussion.

Frost isn't all that special. If tech-black sounds appealing to you, then it might be worth a listen.

 

[Vital Remains]

You forgot Bathory.

Yes bathory is an amazing band. totally original. I should have included them.

 

[J.]

Graveland

 

[Lyle]

ps. IN BEFORE FLAMEWAR now watch this thread grow into 50 pages of pointless bickering culminating with laeth mcfalconsbane calling everyone "hooknoses" and "jewbags"

maybe you shouldn't be listening to black metal you bettle browed piece of semitic crap

 

[Birkenau]

what? Black Metal is all about semitism. Salem Melechesh

 

[son_of_northern_darkness]

I love black metal and my best friend is a Jew. People who "hate" judaism just because certain black metal bands do are fucking posers who cannot form their own beliefs or opinions. I am a big fan of Varg Vikernes' music, for example, but that doesn't mean I hate Jews. Why don't people just fucking think for themselves for once?

 

[Freanan]

The answer is:
Burzum
Ildjarn
Darkthrone
Immortal

Maybe one might add:
Immortal
Mutiilation
Bathory
Tormentor

There would be more if i would add bands with a single great album like Gorgoroth or Drudkh...

 

[Turbo]

i love how you bolded maiden as if the other two were BM

I wasnt too sure because I havent heard of them. Ive been slowly buying albums left right and centre, but havent got around to those two bands yet. Give me time.

 

[LordoftheStorms]

Satyricon
Emperor
Xasthur
Dissection
Wolves in the Throne Room
the Dimmu albums that count as black metal
1349
Horna
Darkthrone
Covenant (first album)
Twilight is pretty badass.

And a bunch of stuff on Moribund.

 

[Perdition's Light]

Greatest Black Metal Bands of All Time

Wolves in the Throne Room

don't they only have one demo out?

 

[J.]

four fucking pages and not one mention of Samael, who released the classic Ceremony of Opposites.

damn you people don't know shit

 

[Perdition's Light]

four fucking pages and not one mention of Samael, who released the classic Ceremony of Opposites.

damn you people don't know shit

I never posted a list. But if I did Samael would sure as fuck be on it. Worship Him is just as classic as Ceremony anyways. Into The Pentagram is one of the all time greatest black metal songs period. So is Baphomet's Throne though.

 

[J.]

Indeed. You are wise.

 

[CF87]

four fucking pages and not one mention of Samael, who released the classic Ceremony of Opposites.

damn you people don't know shit

I find worship him & blood ritual better.

 

[Birkenau]

The answer is:
...
Immortal

Maybe one might add:
Immortal

Idiot.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

four fucking pages and not one mention of Samael, who released the classic Ceremony of Opposites.

damn you people don't know shit

That would be because ever since all the horrible sequels came out, no one remembers how great of a movie the first Friday the 13th was. Same concept. They release Passage, and BOOM - their credibility is shot.
However, since you have reminded me, yes, Ceremony... is a classic.

 

[Erik]

That would be because ever since all the horrible sequels came out, no one remembers how great of a movie the first Friday the 13th was. Same concept. They release Passage, and BOOM - their credibility is shot.
However, since you have reminded me, yes, Ceremony... is a classic.

yeah that must be how it works seeing as how everyone mentions emperor even though their last album sucked rather fucking enormously

 

[mortal treason]

i'm seeing emperor in july in nyc, should be a good show

 

[Teh Grimace]

yada yada yada

You suck enourmously.

<-- erik

or...

<-- erik

Whichever, in your mind, more implies "sucking".

 

[skeptik]

may i suggest this one