Top 10 Black Metal Bands

[Slayed Necros]

Bathory
Graveland
Aeternus
Celtic Frost
Gorgoroth
Ildjarn
Sacramentum
Throne of Ahaz
Beherit
Darkthrone

 

[Cythraul]

Hooray, I get to make a list!

Burzum
Darkthrone
Emperor (only because of ITNE)
Bathory
Sacramentum
Graveland (only because of Thousand Swords)
Enslaved (only because of their first two albums)
Immortal
Averse Sefira
Mayhem (pre-killing of Euronymous)

 

[Ekinflog]

Drudkh
Deathspell Omega
Negura Bunget
Enslaved
Immortal
Watain
Ulver
Bathory
Darkthrone
Emperor

 

[Koude Haat]

Bathory
Beherit
Blasphemy
Varathron
Hellhammer
Graveland
Burzum
Belenos
Darkthrone
Inquisition

not really in any order.

 

[Mort Divine]

Primordial
Burzum
Belenos
Bathory
Samael
Mystic Forest
Countess
Eikenskaden
Darkthrone

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Bathory
Burzum
Graveland
Venom
Mercyful Fate
Darkthrone
Celtic Frost
Hellhammer
Sacramentum
Countess

 

[genocide roach]

wooo! graveland!
~gR~

 

[Zephyrus]

My Top 10 Favorites...but there are many more that can fill these spots.

1. Borknagar
2. Limbonic Art
3. Emperor
4. Aborym
5. Summoning
6. Xasthur
7. Dimmu Borgir
8. Satyricon
9. Deathspell Omega
10. Nachtmystium

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Immortal
Manegarm
Taake
Drudkh
Nokturnal Mortum
Kroda
Enslaved
Morrigan
Absu
Emperor
Odal

good enough

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

KoK is your #1? They are pretty meh

 

[MasterOLightning]

Drudkh
Leviathan
Deathspell Omega
Xasthur
Emperor
Darkthrone
Burzum
Velvet Cacoon
...too hard to pick a last one.

 

[Vilden]

Nokturnal Mortum
Beherit
Darkthrone
Graveland
Mütiilation
Burzum
Bathory
Summoning
Deströyer 666
Celtic Frost

 

[sevag00]

Marduk
Dimmu Borgir
Limbonic Art
Zyklon
Ragnarok
Immortal
Primordial
Code
Diabolical Masquerade
Mayhem

 

[xeperu]

1.Mayhem
2.Watain
3.Armagedda
4.Ondskapt
5.Gehenna
6.Abigor
7.Emperor
8.Nokturnal Mortum
9.Dissection
10.Burzum

 

[Melkor66]

In no particular order:

Bathory
Darkthrone
Venom
Mayhem
Enslaved
Summoning
Burzum
Drudkh
Emperor
Negura Bunget

 

[byrne]

Mayhem
Destroyer 666
Bathory
Primordial
Aeternus
Drudkh
Mercyful Fate
Dissection
Tormentor
Astriaal

 

[Life Sucks]

The essential founders of modern black metal:

Bathory
Dakthrone
Burzum
Mayhem
Immortal


and great, but not influential bands:

PRIMORDIAL
Moonblood
Hegemon
Deathspell Omega
Lunar Aurora
and more that need to be in the list. this is too hard.

 

[tagradh]

I completely forgot Endstille. D:

z0mg me 2. Think we got a connection or smt.

PRIMORDIAL

I never really think of them as black metal but amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing, they so special live. ;o

 

[skeptik]

Yeah, I don't think even Primordial considers Primordial Black Metal.

 

[Vilden]

Imrama and A Jorney's End are very much black metal imo. I doubt most people who put them on their lists did it because of those albums though.