Best black metal recommendations on Reddit
141 reviews from r/MetalForTheMasses, r/Metal, r/BlackMetalDiscussion and 1 more subreddit
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#1
Blut Aus Nord
5.0
(5)
"Blut Aus Nord (Atmospheric/Avant-Garde) - Ultima Thulee and Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With the Stars"
"Blut Aus Nord and Darkspace are top notch"
"Great summary of Blut Aus Nord."
"I'd recommend the *Memoria Vetusta* trilogy."
"Blut Aus Nord"
#2
Drudkh
5.0
(5)
"Drudkh - Blood in our Wells."
"Can’t got wrong with any of their releases, but Autumn Aurora and Blood In Our Wells is a great place to start"
"Drudkh"
"Drudkh"
"Drudkh"
#3
Havukruunu
5.0
(4)
"For riffy and melodic black metal this Finnish band called Havukruunu is a-ma-zing wow can’t praise it enough honestly."
"Havukruunu is ABM with more "rolling" sound"
"Havukruunu for sure"
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#4
Agalloch
5.0
(4)
"Agalloch ROCKS."
"Agalloch. An american black metal band that has a very diverse sound."
"Agalloch - marrow of the spirit and Ashes against the grain"
"So bands such as:
Agalloch"
#5
Evilfeast
4.8
(4)
"Evilfeast"
"Evilfeast"
"And of course Evilfeast."
"Atmospheric, symphonic, and buried vocals is exactly how I would describe Evilfeast."
#6
Walknut
5.0
(3)
"Walknut"
"Walknut"
"Walknut"
#7
Peste Noire
5.0
(3)
"If you like punk black metal. I could recommend peste noire - lordure a letat pur"
"Peste Noire"
"Peste Noire"
#8
Summoning
5.0
(3)
"*Stronghold* by Summoning seems to be the most popular album released by the band."
"Summoning"
"Summoning"
#9
Emperor
5.0
(3)
"Emperor, Immortal, Darkthrone, Mayhem, Spectral Wound, Bathory, Gorgoroth, Burzum if you can ignore the Nazi stuff are all great."
"If you like Emperor you should listen to Zyklon (and Ihsahn)"
"Emperor"
#10
Dark Funeral
5.0
(3)
"Alright this is my area. Dark funeral."
"People often describe dark funeral as black metal for death metal fans."
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#11
Enslaved
5.0
(3)
"Enslaved RIITIIR is my favourite but Isa is more blackmetally."
"Enslaved"
"[Enslaved]"
#12
Immortal
5.0
(3)
"Immortal, early Behemoth (first 2 albums at least are very much black."
"Immortal's At The Heart Of Winter"
"Immortal has a bunch of great albums."
#13
Mgła
5.0
(3)
"Mgla and 1914 are amazing."
"KRIESMASCHINE/ MGŁA"
"Mgła ‘Exercises in Futility’"
#14
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
5.0
(3)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
"Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult."
#15
Gorgoroth
4.7
(3)
"Try the album Instinctus Bestialis by Gorgoroth"
"This version of Teethgrinding is fucking killer"
"Ok so here's the thing: Gorgoroth. Pretty openly Satanic, but I'm never completely sure if it's bit or not."
#16
Tsjuder
5.0
(2)
"First thing that comes to mind for me is Tsjuder. *Desert Northern Hell* in particular."
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#17
deafheaven
5.0
(2)
"If you want to listen to some black metal that is really different from the norm, check out Deafheaven."
"Deafheaven"
#18
Satanic Warmaster
5.0
(2)
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
"Satanic Warmaster"
#19
Archgoat
5.0
(2)
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
"Archgoat,Von,Demoncy,Havohej,Bestial Summoning,Death Yell,Black Prophecies,Parabellum,Savage Necromancy,Necrobode,Caixao,Charnel Aura,Unholy Archangel,Beherit"
#20
Der Weg einer Freiheit
5.0
(2)
"I can’t talk about this album enough, zero skips."
"[*Posthum*]"
#21
Behexen
5.0
(2)
"Behexen"
"[Behexen]"
#22
Svartidauði
5.0
(2)
"SVARTIDAUÐI"
"Svartidauði (Pagan/Occult/Atmospheric) - The Synthesis of Whore and Beast and R"
#23
Hoth
5.0
(2)
"For more trve black metal; Hoth, Mgla, Drudkh."
"Hoth - Oathbreaker"
#24
Sargeist
5.0
(2)
"Any Sargeist album"
"Sargeist - black satanic devotion"
#25
Marduk
5.0
(2)
"Marduk, Watain, Satyricon, Dark Funeral, 1349, and Dimmu Borgir are very commercial and accessible like Behemoth and Immortal."
"Start with the titletrack."
#26
Abigor
5.0
(2)
"Then try the Abigor one i named. Thats really good."
"Anyway Abigor- Orkblut Uprising"
#27
Ulver
5.0
(2)
"Ulver's first album"
"Ulver- Bergtatt , for more "atmospheric" one"
#28
Kaeck
5.0
(2)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#29
Sworn
5.0
(1)
"Sworn, A Journey Told through Fire"
#30
Craft
5.0
(1)
"You will be hooked immediately."
#31
Mortuary Drape
5.0
(1)
"Currently i'm obsessed by Mortuary Drape, they're amazing"
#32
Limbonic Art
5.0
(1)
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#33
Ceremonial Castings
5.0
(1)
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#34
Satyricon
5.0
(1)
"Dark Funeral, Satanic Warmaster, Havukruunu, Limbonic Art, Ceremonial Castings, Archgoat, Satyricon, Tsjuder, Obtained Enslavement, Hellvetic Frost,"
#35
Gallowbraid
5.0
(1)
"Gallowbraid"
#36
Graveland
5.0
(1)
"Graveland"
#37
Branikald
5.0
(1)
"Branikald / Forest"
#38
Rundagor
5.0
(1)
"Rundagor"
#39
Elderwind
5.0
(1)
"Elderwind"
#40
Bekëth Nexëhmu
5.0
(1)
"Bekëth Nexëhmu"
#41
Old Wainds
5.0
(1)
"Old Wainds"
#42
Judas Iscariot
5.0
(1)
"Judas Iscariot"
#43
Sacrificia Mortuorum
5.0
(1)
"Sacrificia Mortuorum"
#44
Old Castles
5.0
(1)
"Old Castles"
#45
Vinterriket
5.0
(1)
"Vinterriket"
#46
Fen
5.0
(1)
"Fen"
#47
Paysage d’Hiver
5.0
(1)
"Paysage d’Hiver"
#48
The Ruins of Beverast
5.0
(1)
"The Ruins of Beverast"
#49
Lantlos
5.0
(1)
"You'll like Lantlos. Listen to the neon album."
#50
Cirith Gorgor
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#51
Judas Iscarot
5.0
(1)
"Judas Iscarot (To brace the corpses bleeding is an awesome album)."
#52
Stormkeep
5.0
(1)
"Tales of Othertime - Stormkeep sounds like exactly what you're looking for."
#53
Laster
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#54
Suhnopfer
5.0
(1)
"Suhnopfer - Offertoire"
#55
Kaevum
5.0
(1)
"Go listen to Natur by Kaevum, ASAP."
#56
Gaerea
5.0
(1)
"Gaerea ‘Mirage’"
#57
Dämmerfarben
5.0
(1)
"Some others: Im Abendrot - Dämmerfarben"
#58
Gheestenland
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#59
Oathbreaker
5.0
(1)
"Oathbreaker - Hoth (equal parts melodic black and melodic death)"
#60
Hauntologist
5.0
(1)
"You should check Hauntologist - Hollow album. It’s from guys from Mgła."
#61
Grimm
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#62
Wederganger
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#63
Mayhem
5.0
(1)
"Mayhem’s Grand Declaration of War album sounds like what you’re looking for"
#64
Kvist
5.0
(1)
"Kvist - For kunsten maa vi evig vike (unorthodox yet satisfying melodic structure here, plus the guitars are tuned to Drop D, a rarity in black metal)"
#65
Sacramentum
5.0
(1)
"Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun (my favorite meloblack album of all time, a classic through and through)"
#66
Lord Belial
5.0
(1)
"Lord Belial - Enter the Moonlight Gate"
#67
Turia
5.0
(1)
"I’ve got some albums you might like, a lot of them are lesser known Dutch bands."
#68
Shylmagoghnar
5.0
(1)
"Convergence - Shylmagoghnar (lots of melodic death, symphonic black, atmospheric black influence as well)"
#69
Blackbraid
5.0
(1)
"Here's a good list of beginner-friendly black metal bands and albums."
#70
Celeste
5.0
(1)
"Try Celeste - Animale(s)."
#71
Numenorean
5.0
(1)
"Numenorean - Adore."
#72
Imha Tarikat
5.0
(1)
"Check out Imha Tarikat, very unpopular band with a really unique sound."
#73
Uada
5.0
(1)
"Try Uada, Blackbraid, Agalloch, and White Ward."
#74
Oranssi Pazuzu
5.0
(1)
"Everybody needs some Oranssi Pazuzu in their lives."
#75
White Ward
5.0
(1)
"White Ward (anything)."
#76
Savage Necromancy
5.0
(1)
"Savage Necromancy, Demoncy, Profanatica, Von, Archgoat, Katharsis, Mystifier."
#77
Eisenkult
5.0
(1)
"Eisenkult, Atronos , Mavorim. Best german BM in my opinion today."
#78
Hybrid Nightmares
5.0
(1)
"Australia has loads of sick black metal."
#79
Mare cognitum
5.0
(1)
"Mare cognitum, saor, tchorobog, lja, Spectral wound, gaerea."
#80
Leviathan
5.0
(1)
"You seem to lean towards DSBM so Leviathan (and Lurker of Chalice by extension), Gris, Coldworld, Forgotten Tomb, Sortsind, Make a Change... and None are all hard to go wrong with."
#81
Abigail Williams
5.0
(1)
"Abigail Williams, Deafheaven and Eyes Of Noctum."
#82
Grylle
5.0
(1)
"Check out Grylle and Véhémence."
#83
Black Magick SS
5.0
(1)
"Black Magick SS if you want a mix of black, psych and doom."
#84
AOSOTH
5.0
(1)
"AOSOTH"
#85
TEMPLE OF BAAL
5.0
(1)
"TEMPLE OF BAAL"
#86
DEATHSPELL OMEGA
5.0
(1)
"DEATHSPELL OMEGA"
#87
KRIESMASCHINE
5.0
(1)
"KRIESMASCHINE/ MGŁA"
#88
Zhrine
5.0
(1)
"ZHRINE"
#89
Misþyrming
5.0
(1)
"MISÞYRMING"
#90
Eldamar
5.0
(1)
"Eldamar."
#91
Yermo
5.0
(1)
"Yermo."
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