Top 10 Black Metal BANDS

[Hammer of Might]

I was trying to compile a list of the top 10 black metal bands (past or present) and it was quite difficult.

What would you say they are?

Try and rank them in order of the best as well if possible.

 

[genocide roach]

emperor
emperor
dissection
emperor
enslaved
marduk
emperor
emperor
emperor

sorry, i dont listen to a whole lot of black metal. but emperor are gods
~gR~

 

[Dev]

Emperor
Nokturnal Mortum
Dissection
Satyricon
Obtained Enslavement
Taake
Blut Aus Nord
Ulver
Windir
Negura Bunget

 

[Lutz]

No order, but:
Mayhem
Darkthrone
Bathory
Mütiilation
Beherit
Dissection
Burzum
Arckanum
Celtic frost
Ondskapt

Something like that.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Nokturnal Mortum
Darkthrone
Dissection
Sacramentum
Blut Aus Nord
Deathspell Omega
Judas Iscariot
Graveland
Abyssic Hate
Thy Serpent

 

[PaintItBlack]

It's a shame that you didn't mention about a lot of veeeryyyy important and good bands. Here's my sugestion of ten biggest:

Mayhem
Limbonic Art
Immortal
Venom
Burzum
Emperor
Satyricon
Behemoth
Carpathian Forest
Anorexia Nervosa

ON YOUR KNEES !!!

Cheers!

 

[Life Sucks]

Immortal
Dissection (if you want to label them black metal)
Emperor
DarkThrone
Satyricon
Mayhem
Graveland
Gorogoth
Burzum
Aborym

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Immortal
Satyricon
Dissection
Ulver
Enslaved
Emperor
Mayhem
Arcturus
Burzum
Absu

 

[Hell Mike]

Mayhem
Darkthrone
Bathory
Negurã Bunget
Taake
Burzum
Arckanum
Celtic frost
Malign
Tormentor

This should be a list of the best bands, not the most important ones, right?

 

[Hammer of Might]

Right.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Bathory
Sacramentum
Immortal
Summoning
Beherit
Enslaved
Graveland
Varathron
Destroyer 666 (close enough, piss off)
Ildjarn

 

[Henrik Main]

Emperor
Enslaved
Borknagar (close enough too)
Dimmu Borgir
Darkthrone
Ulver's black metal efforts
Satyricon (not Volcano, though)
Mayhem
Gehenna
Immortal

Edit: Forgot to mention Gehenna. They will replace Kvist on this list.

 

[Naggamanteh]

Ashen Light (Pesne Velesa)
Astrofaes (Dying Emotions Domain)
Belphegor
Hate Forest
Limbonic Art (In Abhorrence Dementia)
Master's Hammer (demo, Ritual)
Summoning (Lugburz)
Tartaros
Thorns (Thorns)
Ulver (Nattens Madrigal)

 

[Mournful Death]

If my list is untr00, SUCK ME!!

Immortal
Dimmu Borgir
Cradle of Filth
Emperor
Mayhem
Darkthrone
Marduk
Satyricon
Limbonic Art
Dark Funeral

 

[Gory Elephant]

1. Black Witchery
2. Krieg
3. Beherit
4. Bathory
5. Antaeus
6. VON
7. Darkthrone
8. Archgoat
9. Demoncy
10. Besatt

Hmmm, yah, that was tougher than I thought it would be!

 

[hibernal_dream]

Keep of Kalessin
Graveland
Enslaved
Beherit
Immortal
Taake
Naglfar
Nokturnal Mortum
And Oceans
Dissection

 

[The Melancholy Spirit]

In no order here are some I like.

Agalloch (If they count)
Ulver
Virgin Black
Emperor
Summoning
Early Behemoth
Rotting Christ
Nokturnal Mortum

 

[MAGUS]

blasphemy
black witchery
von
krieg
conqueror
bathory (the first couple albums)
infernal war
beherit
demoncy
archgoat

damn almost forgot archgoat completely !

 

[byrne]

Emperor
Mayhem

 

[Rottuated]

Sodom
Dissection
Dark Funeral
Emperor
Immortal
Mayhem
Bathory
Marduk
Carpathian Forest