black metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
1051 artists in the catalog.
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Into the Pandemonium
Celtic Frost · 1987
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Minenwerfer
Morbosidad
death metal
Lvcifyre
death metal
I Shalt Become
Arallu
Håvard Jørgensen
folk metal
Sworn
extreme metal, viking metal
Negator
Mörk Gryning
Dark Mirror ov Tragedy
symphonic metal
Maria Kolokouri
Lover of Sin
Lightning Swords of Death
Abyssos
Aosoth
Kjeld
About black metal
What is black metal?
subgenre of heavy metal music
Where should I start with black metal?
Start with "Into the Pandemonium" by Celtic Frost. It captures what makes black metal worth exploring.
What are the best black metal albums?
The black metal albums worth hearing first: "Into the Pandemonium" by Celtic Frost, "Filosofem" by Burzum, "Isa" by Enslaved, "The Underground Resistance" by Darkthrone and "Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I" by Nachtmystium.
How many black metal artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 1051 black metal artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.