Your top 10 Black Metal albums

[no country for old wainds]

sacramentum - far away from the sun
burzum - hvis
immortal - pure holocaust
mayhem - de mysteriis
graveland - thousand swords
aeternus - beyond the wandering moon
sodom - in the sign of evil
moonblood - blut und krieg
ved buens ende - written in waters
dso - smrc
wolfnacht - heidentum
summoning - dol guldur

are my personal faves in no particular order. cba narrowing it down more than that.

of course if we're counting ungodly stuff like 'morbid tales', 'don't break the oath', 'metal from hell' etc, then the list is gonna look a bit different.

 

[damnromulans]

I wouldn't necessarily call it demanding, more along the lines of curiosity and conversation but whatever.

hey man calm down, it's not like I didn't answer

 

[Einherjar86]

lol Arcane Sun is in no way black metal.

Glad someone else saw that.

Anyway, this isn't easy. Here's an initial attempt:

Emperor- Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Primordial- Storm Before Calm (this album has slowly worked its way up my list; fantastic)
Black Lotus- Harvest of Seasons (I know many people will flame this because it's too new and "gay" to be in someone's top ten; but, in my opinion, it's one of the best contemporary black/folk/"ecological" albums)
Borknagar- The Olden Domain
Burzum- Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (even if only for "Det Som En Gang Var," which is brilliant and makes the rest of the record amazing)
Enslaved- Eld
Summoning- Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
Ulver- Bergtatt
Nokturnal Mortum- Weltanschauung
In the Woods...- Heart of the Ages

Honorable mentions:
Aeternus- ...And So the Night Became
Bornholm- March for Glory and Revenge
Immortal- At the Heart of Winter
Negura Bunget- 'n Crugu Bradului
Sear Bliss- Glory and Perdition
Windir- 1184
Hellveto- Stos

I could go on and on.

 

[damnromulans]

"Heart of the Ages!" I forgot about that one, thanks for the reminder.

 

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

dso - smrc

I am happy with this, Nixon.

 

[WCannibal]

Everyone loves SMRC, and for good reasons.

 

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

Well, it's more from the fact that I've known Tom for a few years now and I know TWWTG has fallen out of favor with him and I was scared (cowering in a corner-level, man) that the same thing would befall SMRC. BUT ALAS 'TWAS NOT SO.

 

[Cythraul]

Everyone loves SMRC

I don't.

 

[WCannibal]

O u.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I don't.

remember when your favourite album was anthems to the welkin at dusk and you were named after it

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Well, it's more from the fact that I've known Tom for a few years now and I know TWWTG has fallen out of favor with him and I was scared (cowering in a corner-level, man) that the same thing would befall SMRC. BUT ALAS 'TWAS NOT SO.

TWWTG is one of the few "experimental" black metal albums I actually like.

 

[J.]

Graveland - Following the Voice of Blood
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
Aeternus - Beyond the Wandering Moon
Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme
Helheim - Av Norron Aett
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Immortal - Blizzard Beasts (yes, i love this album)
In the Woods - HEart of the Ages
Summoning - Minas Morgul
Dawn - Naer Solen Gar Niber for Evogher

 

[Xorv]

in no order and subject to change.....

blut aus nord - ultima thulee
mutiilation - vampires of black imperial blood
mutiilation - remain of a ruined, dead, cursed soul.....
burzum - filosofem
burzum - Hivs etc etc
darkspace - darkspace III & I
the ruins of beverast - rain upon the impure
Austere - to lay like old ashes & withering illusions and desolation
bethlehem - reflektionen auf' sterben
darkthrone - a blaze in the northern sky
enmerkar - starlit passage

 

[Xorv]

Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice
Blut aus Nord - The Work which Transforms God
Ulver - Bergtatt
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry
Silencer - Death- Pierce Me
Farsot - IIII
Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
Imperium Dekadenz - Procella Vadens

Not necessarily in order.

glad to see I'm not the only one who enjoys silencer here

their best, Lunar Poety -

 

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

TWWTG is one of the few "experimental" black metal albums I actually like.

Because it's absolutely awesome.

 

[Cythraul]

remember when your favourite album was anthems to the welkin at dusk and you were named after it

Yes. What's your point?

 

[no country for old wainds]

that ur gay lol

 

[WCannibal]

glad to see I'm not the only one who enjoys silencer here

Most people don't like them just for their vocals. I used to be the same way, but after listening to them a little more, they grew on me tremendously. Now I wouldn't have them any other way.

 

[theoden236]

Silencer's fuckin' sweet. Anyway, my top 10 (no order):

Dark Fortress-Seance
Night Conquers Day-Rebellion is the Art of Survival
Limbonic Art-Ad Noctum
WITTR-Two Hunters
Immortal-Battles in the North
Keep of Kalessin-Armada
1349-Hellfire
Enslaved-Below the Lights
Burzum-Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Shining-The Erie Cold

 

[gundamterran]

Wow, someone else who enjoys Below the Lights as much as me. haha.