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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Moonblood
Throneum
Elffor
dark ambient
Morowe
Noctule
Iskald
melodic black metal, thrash metal
Isvind
Les Légions Noires
Forgotten Horror
Seeds of Iblis
Aluk Todolo
Krautrock, Zeuhl
Desire for Sorrow
Menegroth
ORM
Malign
Parabullam
death metal, thrash metal
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.