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Black Metal genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Black Metal
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Black Metal
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
2004NymphetamineCradle of Filth
1994Transilvanian HungerDarkthrone
1992A Blaze in the Northern SkyDarkthrone
2010Écailles de luneAlcest
1996Dusk and Her EmbraceCradle of Filth
New in Black Metal
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026EffemeridiDie Sünde
2026O Come Forth AnnihilationUnderdark
Black Metal by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Black Metal by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Black Metal
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
Aes Dana
Agalloch- Alcest
AX- Bathory
Behemoth- Black Cilice
Blut aus Nord
Borknagar
Carach Angren
Celtic Frost- Cloak
Cradle of Filth
Dark Fortress
Dark Funeral- Darkthrone
Dawn
Deafheaven- Devil Master
- Diabology
Dimmu Borgir
Dissection
Drudkh
Emperor
Enslaved- Harakiri for the Sky
- Hellripper
Ihsahn- Immortal
Infinity- Kanonenfieber
- Kommandant
Kvelertak
Marduk- Mayhem
- Mgła
Midnight- Moonrise
Nachtblut- Nightfall
- Nokturnal Mortum
- Panzerfaust
- Patria
Primordial
Rotting Christ
Sael
Samael
Satyricon
Summoning
The Kovenant- This Gift Is a Curse
- Tulus
- UADA
Venom
Vreid
Watain
Wayfarer
Wolves in the Throne Room
Woods of Ypres- Zeal & Ardor
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Black Metal is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Black Metal originated
Parent genre
Black Metal is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Black Metal