Global statistics
| Total albums | 83,499 |
| Total bands | 34,837 |
| Total countries | 142 |
| Average albums / band | 2.40 |
| Average albums / country | 588.02 |
| Average bands / country | 245.33 |
| Total album reviews | 214 |
| Total news items | 918 |
| Total band profiles | 61 |
Albums by country
 United States | 14,521 |
 Germany | 6,548 |
 France | 3,946 |
 Russia | 3,913 |
 Italy | 3,694 |
 Sweden | 3,561 |
 Finland | 3,291 |
 Brazil | 3,126 |
 Norway | 3,106 |
 United Kingdom | 3,049 |
 Canada | 3,042 |
 Poland | 2,849 |
 Australia | 2,037 |
 Greece | 1,749 |
 Spain | 1,632 |
 Mexico | 1,629 |
 Netherlands | 1,580 |
 Chile | 1,386 |
 Ukraine | 1,152 |
 Portugal | 1,094 |
 Colombia | 1,069 |
 Austria | 893 |
 Japan | 812 |
 Belgium | 809 |
 Czech Republic | 735 |
 Argentina | 723 |
 Denmark | 713 |
 Switzerland | 687 |
 Hungary | 677 |
 Indonesia | 568 |
 Belarus | 388 |
 Peru | 387 |
 Turkey | 383 |
 Romania | 369 |
 Slovakia | 367 |
 China | 312 |
 Malaysia | 302 |
 Ecuador | 291 |
 Ireland | 289 |
 Bulgaria | 269 |
 Croatia | 265 |
 Serbia | 257 |
 New Zealand | 251 |
 Iceland | 229 |
 Singapore | 226 |
 Venezuela | 212 |
 Slovenia | 206 |
Bands by country
| United States | 6,157 |
| Germany | 2,606 |
| France | 1,715 |
| Italy | 1,523 |
| Russia | 1,498 |
| Brazil | 1,480 |
| United Kingdom | 1,270 |
| Canada | 1,268 |
| Sweden | 1,234 |
| Finland | 1,217 |
| Poland | 1,083 |
| Norway | 1,048 |
| Mexico | 812 |
| Australia | 767 |
| Spain | 705 |
| Chile | 699 |
| Greece | 657 |
| Netherlands | 651 |
| Colombia | 569 |
| Ukraine | 428 |
| Portugal | 409 |
| Austria | 375 |
| Argentina | 361 |
| Belgium | 336 |
| Indonesia | 323 |
| Denmark | 284 |
| Switzerland | 282 |
| Czech Republic | 280 |
| Hungary | 271 |
| Japan | 213 |
| Peru | 181 |
| Turkey | 177 |
| Ecuador | 175 |
| Romania | 162 |
| Slovakia | 161 |
| Belarus | 158 |
| Malaysia | 153 |
| China | 143 |
| Ireland | 128 |
| Bulgaria | 126 |
| Croatia | 126 |
| New Zealand | 120 |
| Serbia | 112 |
| Iceland | 109 |
| Venezuela | 102 |
 Bolivia | 95 |
| Slovenia | 86 |
Genre distribution
| Black Metal | 36,093 |
| Black Metal / Death | 8,347 |
| Black Metal / Thrash | 3,698 |
| Melodic Black Metal | 3,415 |
| Atmospheric Black Metal | 3,335 |
| Pagan Black Metal | 3,014 |
| Experimental Black Metal | 2,971 |
| Black Metal / Ambient | 2,719 |
| Depressive Black Metal | 2,696 |
| Black Metal / Doom | 2,134 |
| Symphonic Black Metal | 2,059 |
| Post-Black Metal | 2,003 |
| Old School Black Metal | 1,683 |
| Black Metal / Punk | 1,275 |
| Experimental Black / Death Metal | 1,135 |
| Gothic Black Metal | 929 |
Albums by year
| 1995 | 709 |
| 1996 | 787 |
| 1997 | 855 |
| 1998 | 970 |
| 1999 | 1,133 |
| 2000 | 1,045 |
| 2001 | 1,252 |
| 2002 | 1,419 |
| 2003 | 1,738 |
| 2004 | 2,124 |
| 2005 | 2,269 |
| 2006 | 2,263 |
| 2007 | 2,462 |
| 2008 | 2,591 |
| 2009 | 2,650 |
| 2010 | 2,829 |
| 2011 | 2,987 |
| 2012 | 3,239 |
| 2013 | 3,384 |
| 2014 | 3,600 |
| 2015 | 3,750 |
| 2016 | 4,049 |
| 2017 | 4,526 |
| 2018 | 4,786 |
| 2019 | 5,140 |
| 2020 | 6,310 |
| 2021 | 5,831 |
| 2022 | 4,955 |
| 2023 | 1,843 |
Most popular user searches
| burzum | 6,666 |
| darkthrone | 6,427 |
| mayhem | 6,178 |
| taake | 5,528 |
| marduk | 5,418 |
| immortal | 5,118 |
| norway | 4,807 |
| emperor | 4,577 |
| gorgoroth | 4,512 |
| bathory | 4,502 |
| dimmu borgir | 4,311 |
| behemoth | 4,226 |
| dark funeral | 4,061 |
| mgla | 4,021 |
| summoning | 4,000 |
| satyricon | 3,991 |
| watain | 3,943 |
| enslaved | 3,928 |
| cradle of filth | 3,798 |
| nargaroth | 3,784 |
| 1994 | 3,601 |
| graveland | 3,483 |
| 2014 | 3,475 |
| drudkh | 3,452 |
| inquisition | 3,390 |
| horna | 3,363 |
| dissection | 3,353 |
| ulver | 3,340 |
| blut aus nord | 3,236 |
| satanic warmaster | 3,159 |
| 2015 | 3,071 |
| xasthur | 3,051 |
| agalloch | 3,014 |
| goat fetus | 3,014 |
| windir | 3,010 |
| shining | 2,974 |
| deathspell omega | 2,912 |
| 2013 | 2,851 |
| leviathan | 2,833 |
| beherit | 2,765 |
| rotting christ | 2,715 |
| lunar aurora | 2,658 |
| tsjuder | 2,639 |
| 1349 | 2,617 |
| behexen | 2,608 |
| sargeist | 2,581 |
| 2012 | 2,563 |
| 2016 | 2,507 |
| armagedda | 2,461 |
| 2011 | 2,439 |
| urgehal | 2,436 |
| arckanum | 2,368 |
| carpathian forest | 2,353 |
| thrash | 2,327 |
| belphegor | 2,324 |
| abigor | 2,295 |
| al namrood | 2,276 |
| judas iscariot | 2,263 |
| 2010 | 2,263 |
| absu | 2,243 |
| impaled nazarene | 2,237 |
| darkspace | 2,193 |
| kampfar | 2,168 |
| gehenna | 2,154 |
| ragnarok | 2,131 |
| celtic frost | 2,103 |
| sodom | 2,088 |
| enthroned | 2,085 |
| samael | 2,075 |
| moonblood | 2,070 |
| dark fortress | 2,048 |
| nokturnal mortum | 2,046 |
| nagelfar | 2,024 |
| borknagar | 2,021 |
| absurd | 2,018 |
| venom | 2,015 |
| peste noire | 2,011 |
| alcest | 2,003 |
| lord belial | 1,946 |
| moonsorrow | 1,940 |
| setherial | 1,938 |
| naglfar | 1,911 |
| thulcandra | 1,880 |
| sigh | 1,863 |
| sweden | 1,849 |
| urfaust | 1,838 |
| winterfylleth | 1,814 |
| wolves in the throne room | 1,804 |
| carach angren | 1,776 |
| striborg | 1,734 |
| primordial | 1,718 |
| deafheaven | 1,704 |
| coldworld | 1,678 |
| dark opus | 1,666 |
| hellhammer | 1,665 |
| desaster | 1,659 |
| slayer | 1,656 |
| aura noir | 1,631 |
| endstille | 1,626 |
| limbonic art | 1,582 |
| finland | 1,546 |
| woods of desolation | 1,541 |
| pagan | 1,523 |
| sarcofago | 1,498 |
| 1996 | 1,419 |
| drowning the light | 1,414 |
| 1995 | 1,407 |
| colombia | 1,382 |
| nachtmystium | 1,333 |
| bane | 1,291 |
| aquilus | 1,229 |
| death | 1,199 |
| chile | 1,143 |
| mutiilation | 1,064 |
| lifelover | 1,055 |
| negura bunget | 1,029 |
| evilfeast | 1,005 |
| archgoat | 1,005 |
| craft | 987 |
| ancient | 965 |
| hate forest | 933 |
| the ruins of beverast | 902 |
| arcturus | 881 |
| panopticon | 879 |
| epic | 871 |
| pest | 864 |
| falkenbach | 861 |
| katharsis | 840 |
| sabbat | 836 |
| 2018 | 799 |
| sacramentum | 785 |
| lustre | 783 |
| melechesh | 782 |
| bethlehem | 782 |
| old mans child | 778 |
| destroyer 666 | 770 |
| pagan black metal | 740 |
| funeral mist | 732 |
| vreid | 726 |
| altar of plagues | 713 |
| thorns | 705 |
| kreator | 705 |
| anaal nathrakh | 696 |
| wedard | 693 |
| gris | 691 |
| mercyful fate | 691 |
| goatmoon | 687 |
| nocturnal depression | 672 |
| ondskapt | 651 |
| krieg | 644 |
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