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This list displays the top 100 rated albums by average score, and is subject to change over time as more reviews are written. At least 2 reviews (or 1 legacy score) are required for an album to appear here.
This does not represent historically important or influential albums. For those, check out the Classic Black Metal Albums list.
Hungry for more? Be sure to check out the Top 250 Black Metal albums.
#1:
Alpenpässe
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:United States
“Yes. My favorite Black Metal album. Where do I start? This album takes me to fascinating places musically speaking. From the first seconds you know that you are about to experience something ...”
Avg. score:
97%
1 Review
+ Legacy score
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0 Comments |
Minenwerfer - Alpenpässe »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2005
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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15 Comments |
Taake - Hordalands Doedskvad »
#3:
Herbstleyd
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1999
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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14 Comments |
Nargaroth - Herbstleyd »
#4:
Autumn Aurora
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2004
- Country:Ukraine
“Extremely good album from an extremely good band from Ukraine. The atmosphere on this album is awesome, walking in the woods while listening to this is an insane sensation that really makes one feel ...”
Avg. score:
96%
1 Review
+ Legacy score
+ Legacy score
9 Comments |
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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9 Comments |
Drautran - Throne of the Depths »
#6:
Andacht
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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13 Comments |
Lunar Aurora - Andacht »
#7:
Om
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2006
- Country:Romania
Legacy score:
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14 Comments |
Negură Bunget - Om »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2003
- Country:Sweden
Legacy score:
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13 Comments |
Armagedda - Only True Believers »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2002
- Country:Colombia
Legacy score:
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10 Comments |
Inquisition - Invoking the Majestic Throne of Satan »
#10:
Virus West
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2001
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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4 Comments |
Nagelfar - Virus West »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1999
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
Score:
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9 Comments |
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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12 Comments |
Gorgoroth - Under the Sign of Hell »
#13:
Nemesis Divina
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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12 Comments |
Satyricon - Nemesis Divina »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Greece
“What can be said about this album. It is truly an underrated masterpiece. There is nothing similar to it especially due to the use of an 8-string bass instead of a rythm guitar makes it unique. The ...”
Avg. score:
96%
1 Review
+ Legacy score
+ Legacy score
2 Comments |
Necromantia - Scarlet Evil Witching Black »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Epic / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2009
- Country:Ukraine
“To begin this review, I want everyone to know that Nokturnal Mortum is more than a black metal band, they are some genius of the music industry and this album is the proof. In this review I will ...”
Avg. score:
95%
2 Reviews
+ Legacy score
+ Legacy score
3 Comments |
Nokturnal Mortum - Голос сталі »
#16:
Nekromanteion
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal / Death
- Year:2012
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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0 Comments |
Alchemyst - Nekromanteion »
#17:
Hoagascht
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Lunar Aurora - Hoagascht »
#18:
Noregs Vaapen
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2011
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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5 Comments |
Taake - Noregs Vaapen »
#19:
Consolamentum
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2010
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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4 Comments |
Ascension (DEU) - Consolamentum »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2009
- Country:France
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8 Comments |
Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Colombia
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6 Comments |
Inquisition - Nefarious Dismal Orations »
#22:
Assorted Armament
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Sweden
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3 Comments |
IXXI - Assorted Armament »
#23:
Temples of Torment
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Greece
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5 Comments |
Ravencult - Temples of Torment »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2006
- Country:France
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Merrimack - Of Entropy and Life Denial »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2006
- Country:United States
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5 Comments |
Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of Twelve Stars »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2002
- Country:Norway
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4 Comments |
Taake - Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik »
#27:
Srontgorrth
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1999
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Nagelfar - Srontgorrth »
#28:
Black Thrash Attack
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal / Thrash
- Year:1996
- Country:Norway
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2 Comments |
Aura Noir - Black Thrash Attack »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:France
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0 Comments |
Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I »
#30:
Filosofem
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal / Ambient
- Year:1996
- Country:Norway
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14 Comments |
Burzum - Filosofem »
#31:
Dusk and Her Embrace
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Gothic Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:United Kingdom
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5 Comments |
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
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12 Comments |
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse »
#33:
Vikingligr Veldi
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
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1 Comment |
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi »
#34:
Opus Nocturne
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Sweden
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8 Comments |
Marduk - Opus Nocturne »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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13 Comments |
Mayhem (NOR) - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas »
#36:
Kommodus
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2020
- Country:Australia
“The self-titled Kommodus album is a different animal compared to the previous demos released. The riffs are much more thrashy and catchy, and the production is much more crisp (well, crisp for Raw ...”
Avg. score:
94%
1 Review
+ Legacy score
+ Legacy score
2 Comments |
Kommodus - Kommodus »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2022
- Country:Netherlands
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0 Comments |
Faceless Entity - The Great Anguish of Rapture »
#38:
Sumerian Tombs
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2022
- Country:Germany
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0 Comments |
Sumerian Tombs - Sumerian Tombs »
#39:
Kuoleman Kirjo
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2020
- Country:Finland
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2 Comments |
Horna - Kuoleman Kirjo »
#40:
Hallucinogen
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Experimental Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:France
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1 Comment |
Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen »
#41:
Age of Excuse
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:Poland
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2 Comments |
Mgła - Age of Excuse »
#42:
Old Man's Wyntar
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2014
- Country:Germany
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0 Comments |
Mosaic - Old Man's Wyntar »
#43:
Henbane
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2013
- Country:Poland
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1 Comment |
Cultes des Ghoules - Henbane »
#44:
Blood Geometry
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal / Funeral Doom
- Year:2012
- Country:Australia
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3 Comments |
Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:Greece
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6 Comments |
Thy Darkened Shade - Eternvs Mos, Nex Ritvs »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2011
- Country:Poland
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3 Comments |
Evilfeast - Wintermoon Enchantment »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2011
- Country:Colombia
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#48:
No God No Satan
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2010
- Country:France
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1 Comment |
Otargos - No God No Satan »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2009
- Country:Australia
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Drowning the Light - An Alignment of Dead Stars »
#50:
Microcosmos
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2009
- Country:Ukraine
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Drudkh - Microcosmos »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Experimental Black Metal
- Year:2009
- Country:Germany
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4 Comments |
The Ruins of Beverast - Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite »
#52:
Sanojesi Äärelle
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2008
- Country:Finland
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4 Comments |
Horna - Sanojesi Äärelle »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:Russia
Legacy score:
Score:
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10 Comments |
Walknut - Graveforests and Their Shadows »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2007
- Country:China
Legacy score:
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4 Comments |
Zuriaake / 葬尸湖 - 弈秋 »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2004
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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4 Comments |
The Ruins of Beverast - Unlock the Shrine »
#56:
Geliebte des Regens
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2003
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Nargaroth - Geliebte des Regens »
#57:
Casus Luciferi
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2003
- Country:Sweden
Legacy score:
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5 Comments |
Watain - Casus Luciferi »
#58:
Inquisitors of Satan
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2002
- Country:France
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Deathspell Omega - Inquisitors of Satan »
#59:
Nocturnal Poisoning
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Depressive Black Metal
- Year:2002
- Country:United States
Legacy score:
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5 Comments |
Xasthur - Nocturnal Poisoning »
#60:
Tara
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal / Thrash
- Year:2001
- Country:United States
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Absu - Tara »
#61:
Errances Oniriques
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2001
- Country:France
Legacy score:
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1 Comment |
Belenos - Errances Oniriques »
#62:
1184
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2001
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
Score:
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3 Comments |
Windir - 1184 »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1999
- Country:Netherlands
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Cirith Gorgor - Onwards to the Spectral Defile »
#64:
The Olden Domain
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
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6 Comments |
Borknagar - The Olden Domain »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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5 Comments |
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk »
#66:
Hünengrab im Herbst
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Germany
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Nagelfar - Hünengrab im Herbst »
#67:
Thy Dying Light
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:United States
Legacy score:
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4 Comments |
Judas Iscariot - Thy Dying Light »
#68:
Poccolus
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:Lithuania
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Poccolus - Poccolus »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:Sweden
Legacy score:
Score:
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4 Comments |
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1996
- Country:Sweden
Legacy score:
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7 Comments |
Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter »
#71:
Ultima Thulée
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:France
Legacy score:
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2 Comments |
Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulée »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Sweden
Legacy score:
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6 Comments |
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Belgium
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Enthroned - Prophecies of Pagan Fire »
#74:
Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
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11 Comments |
Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss »
#75:
Transilvanian Hunger
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
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8 Comments |
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger »
#76:
Pentagram
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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8 Comments |
Gorgoroth - Pentagram »
#77:
Dark Medieval Times
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
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4 Comments |
Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times »
#78:
Under a Funeral Moon
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Norway
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6 Comments |
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon »
#79:
Ugra-Karma
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Finland
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1 Comment |
Impaled Nazarene - Ugra-Karma »
#80:
To Mega Therion
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Old School Black Metal
- Year:1985
- Country:Switzerland
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4 Comments |
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion »
#81:
Blood Fire Death
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1988
- Country:Sweden
“Bathory is a band that no one needs to explain anything about! (Quorthon didn't find the need to explain it, so why should we?). It's magic. Black Metal wouldn't have been like it is if it wasn't for ...”
Avg. score:
93%
1 Review
+ Legacy score
+ Legacy score
4 Comments |
Bathory - Blood Fire Death »
#82:
Dread Reaver
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2022
- Country:Norway
Legacy score:
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0 Comments |
Abbath - Dread Reaver »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Old School Black Metal
- Year:2022
- Country:United States
Legacy score:
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0 Comments |
Midnight (USA) - Let There Be Witchery »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2020
- Country:Germany
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0 Comments |
Beltez - A Grey Chill and a Whisper »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2020
- Country:Colombia
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0 Comments |
Inquisition - Black Mass for a Mass Grave »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Experimental Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:France
Legacy score:
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3 Comments |
Deathspell Omega - The Furnaces of Palingenesia »
#87:
Zeitgeist
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:Germany
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0 Comments |
Gratzug - Zeitgeist »
#88:
Strävan
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2019
- Country:Sweden
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0 Comments |
Murg - Strävan »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2016
- Country:Canada
“A pure masterpiece, this is what this album is. I have never heard something like this before. The first time I listened to this, I was shocked. I was like, how is it possible to make something this ...”
Avg. score:
93%
2 Reviews
0 Comments |
Forteresse - Thèmes pour la Rébellion »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2015
- Country:Poland
Legacy score:
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8 Comments |
Mgła - Exercises in Futility »
#91:
Dromers
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2014
- Country:Netherlands
“Despite seeing the name Fluisteraars pop up frequently in the site's searches over the years, I had never managed to bring myself round to actually checking them out. There was evidently some kind of ...”
Avg. score:
93%
2 Reviews
1 Comment |
Fluisteraars - Dromers »
#92:
Offenbarung
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2014
- Country:Germany
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2 Comments |
Gratzug - Offenbarung »
#93:
Echoes of Battle
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Epic / Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2013
- Country:United States
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3 Comments |
Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle »
#94:
Old Mornings Dawn
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Epic / Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:2013
- Country:Austria
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4 Comments |
Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn »
#95:
Suprême Silence
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:France
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0 Comments |
Aldaaron - Suprême Silence »
#96:
Vápna Lækjar Eldr
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:Iceland
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4 Comments |
Árstíðir Lífsins - Vápna Lækjar Eldr »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:Finland
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0 Comments |
Rahu - The Quest for the Vajra of Shadows »
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:France
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1 Comment |
Sektemtum - Aut Caesar, Aut Nihil »
#99:
Curse
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:2012
- Country:United Kingdom
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2 Comments |
Wodensthrone - Curse »
#100:
Icon of Phobos
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:2011
- Country:United States
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2 Comments |
Icon of Phobos - Icon of Phobos »
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