The Black Metal List (A-D)

E-L---M-Z

1349: Norway 1998- ex-Hqfdingi Myrkra and Alvheim # Frost from Satyricon on drums Chaos Preferred/demo/1999 1349/MCD/2001 [HC] (Full length ‘Liberation’ soon) Abazagorath: US 1995- # Norse sounding Advance Cassette 95/demo/1995 Channeling The Etherial Moon/MCD/1996 [Anc] Tenebrarum Cadent Exsurgemus/1997 [Elegy] The Spirit Of Hate For Mankind/7"/2001 [Ancient Music] 7 Gates Of Hell/12"/2001 [ ] Abdunor: Denmark ????- Whispers in Nameless Forms.../MCD/1998 [Intri/VOW] Abhor: Italy 1996- # Melodic, like a slower Cradle of Filth they say # Evol/Glory members Rehearsal '96/demo/1996 Rehearsal '97/demo/1997 In Tuo Honori Preparatum/demo/1997 Nox Isecuta Est/demo/1999 Nequaquam Vacuum/2000 [BTD] # The two last demo Igne Natura Renovatur Integra/2001 [] Abhorer: Singapore 1988-1997 # Violent black/death Rumpus of the Undead/demo/1989 <split with Necrophile>/12"/1991 [Wipe] Upheaval Of Blasphemy/7"/1994 [Shivadarshana] Zygotical Sabbatory Anabapt/1996 [Shivadarshana] (The demo will be re-released on CD with Impiety and As Sahar tracks) Abigail: Japan 1992- # There are non-Black Metal Abigails too Abigail Demo #1/demo/1992 Blasphemy Night/demo/1993 # Sound More like Beherit and related bands here Descending From A Blackened Sky/7"/1993 [HSB] Abigail/1995 [War] (split with Funeral Winds) Promo 95/demo/1995 Promo #2 95/demo/1995 # Does this exist? Confound Eternal/7"/1996 [OGD] # The "Promo 95" recording Intercourse and Lust/1996 [MI] # Modern Black Metal and Thrash now The Bulldozer Armaggedon V.II/7"/2001 [Wld](split with Decayed) (Signed to Drakkar now) Abigor: Austria 1993- # High complexity modern Black Metal Ash Nazg…/demo/1993 Lux Devicta Est/demo/1993 Promotape 2/94/demo/1994 Moonrise/demo/1994 In Hate and Sin/demo/1994 Verwüstung/Invoke The Dark Age/1994 [Napalm] Orkblut - The Retaliation/MCD/1995 [Napalm] Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)/1995 [Napalm] Opus IV/1996 [Napalm] # Two separate recordings Apokalypse/MCD/1997 [Napalm] # Speaking of complexity, this one is more Darkthrone… Supreme Immortal Art/1998 [Napalm] Orgio Regium 1993-1994/1998 [Napalm] # The demos Structures of Immortality/7"/1998 [Napalm] # From the "Supreme Immortal Art" session Channeling the Quintessence of Satan/1999 [Napalm] In Memory/MCD/2000 [Napalm] Satanized (A Journey Through Cosmic Infinity)/2001 [Napalm] Abominator: Australia 1994- # With Bloodstorm of Bestial Warlust # Traditional Australian vein plus a death/thrash influence Barbarian War Worship/demo/1995 <split with Mornaland>/1997 [PTE] The Conqueror Possessed/demo/1997 Damnation's Prophecy/1999 [Nec] Subversives For Lucifer/2001 [Osmose] Aborym (REMOVED) Absu: Texas 1989-1991 as Dolmen, 1991- as Absu # Early on most Death-like, later more typical Modern Black Metal. But # they like the label "Occult Metal" better than "Black Metal" # Absu is the "immense space" in Chaldaen cosmology Immortal Sorcery/demo/1991 Return Of The Ancients/demo/1991 The Temples Of Offal/demo/7"/1992 [Gothic] Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L./1993 [Osmose/Tor/Gothic] # Full t.: Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultul Lapidem # There is a re-released version in a digipak The Sun of Tiphareth/1995 [Osmose] And Shineth Unto The Gold Cometh/7"/1995 [Osmose] The Third Storm of Cythraul/1997 [Osmose] In The Eyes of Ioldanach/1998 [Osmose] Tara/2001 [Osmose] (And a 7" on Profanation in 2001) Absurd: Germany 1991- # Members seem to enjoy prison (Murder/German 'Hate Crimes') # Ex-Punk Rockers sounding like Bathory meets Oi! Death from the Forest/demo/1992 God's Death/demo/1992 Sadness/demo/1993 Out of the Dungeon/demo/1994 Thuringian Pagan Madness/demo/1995 [Cap] Facta Luquuntur/1996 [No Colours] # The picture disc has the below 7" tracks as bonus <split with Heldentum>/7"/1997 [SlD] Sonnenritter/demo/1999 Asgardsrei/1999 [No Colours/WT] # Vinyl version has three bonus tracks Rare and Live/2001 [bootleg] # CD-R bootleg Werwolfthron/2002 [Absurd] Abysmal: Norway ????-???? # Towads the doom metal side of things Nebulistic Obscurity/demo/1991 Promo/demo/1993? The Pillorian Age/1995 [AG] Abyss, The: Sweden 1994-1997 (project) # Hypocrisy members playing black metal, but on different instruments # Dark Funeral/Marduk style The Other Side/1995 [Nuclear Blast] Summon The Beast/1997 [Nuclear Blast] Abyssic Hate: Australia 1993- # Earlier like Darkthrone, now slow and melancholic # With ex-Blood Duster member(s) Cleansing Of an Ancient Race/demo/1994 Depression/demo/1995 # Never truly released Life is a Pain in the Neck/demo/1996 # Instrumental promo United by Heathen Blood/1997 [Bloodless/Modern Invasion] (split with Det Hedenske Folk) Eternal Damnation/MCD/1998 [DTB] Betrayed/demo/1999 # One track demo Suicidal Emotions/2000 [No Colours] (Split 7" with Judas Iscariot up next) Abyssos (REMOVED) Abyssum: Guatemala ????- # Very slow, atmospheric with loads of keyboards Abyssum/demo/1996 Thy Call/1998 [SH] Acheron (REMOVED) Adhur: Spain 1995- # Basque country band Iluntasuanren Itzulera/demo/???? (split with Aiumeen Basoa) Triarchy of Vasconia/2000 [WiI/DoR] (split with Ilbeltz and Aiumeen Basoa) # The DoR version is a digipak Ad Inferna: France 1996-1999 as De Profundis, 1999- as Ad Inferna Severence/demo/1998 The Winters of Oblivion and Pain/demo/1999 Siècle de Cendres/2000 [Nocta] # These are as De Profundis L'Empire Des Sens/2002 [Last Episode] Ad Inferos: Norway ????- Sinn/demo/1998 Bloodlust/demo/1999 Bloodlust (The Devil's Dance)/2001 [Daimonion/Northern Sound] <split with Macabre Omen> Adorior: England ????- # Female vocalist Beyond the Distant Blue/demo/1996 Like Cutting the Sleeping/1998 [HNF] Adorned Brood: Germany ????- # 'Teutonic War Metal' they claim Wapen/demo/1994 Promo 95-96/demo/1996 Hiltia/1996 [Folter] Wignand/1998 [AF] Asgard/2000 [Moonstorm] Adumus: US 1999- # With an ex-Imprecation member Infinite Battles for Immortality/demo/1999 Besieging Abominations/MCD/2000 [self] Adversam: Italy ????- The Black Diamond Gates/demo/1998 Animadverte/1999 [PM/Scarlet] Aeba: Germany 1992-1994 as Eternal Suffer, 1994- as Aeba The Rising/demo/1995 Im Schattenreich…/demo/1997 Im Schattenreich…/1998 [LE] # The demo, re-mastered Flammenmanifest/1999 [LE] Rebellion - Edens Asche/2001 [Last Episode] Aeternum: Switerland ????- # Is this Black Metal? Rehearsal 31.1.94/demo/1994 Fear of Mankind/demo/1995 <split with Defaced Creation>/7"/1998 [self] Dreamy Silken Moontew/2000 [] <split with Evoke>/7"/2000 [] Aeternus: Norway 1993- # Modern style fast Black Metal with darker more traditional Death Metal # sounding vocals and pseudo-Celtic instead of the usual nordic auxilliaries. # Not to be confused with the Australian Aeturnus. Walk My Path/demo/1993 Dark Sorcery/MCD/1995 [VB/Hammerheart] # Hammerheart re-released it with bonus track Beyond The Wandering Moon/1997 [Hammerheart] And So The Night Became.../1998 # Released as a Double CD with some bonus tracks too Dark Rage/7"/1998 [Ham2] # A picture disc even Shadow's of Old/1999 [Ham2] Burning the Shroud/2001 [Ham2] Assention of Terror/2001 [Hammerheart] Agathodaimon: Germany/Romania ????- # Modern Black Metal # One of the vocalists is Romanian -thus the Romanian lyrics Noctem/demo/1996 Near Dark/demo/1997 Blacken the Angel/1998 [NB] Tomb Sculptures/MC/1998 [Bestial] # Both demos on a single MC A Higher Art of Rebellion/1999 [NB] Chapiter III/2001 [Nuclear Blast] Agatus: Australia/Greece ????- # Melodic old-school Black in the Greek tradition # Greeks moved to Australia Night of Dark Ages/demo/1993 Black Moon/demo/1994 Dawn of Martyridom/1996 [ST/Hyp/NC] # The No Colours version is a bootleg and includes the first demo Rite of Metamorphosis/7"/1997 [self/IP] Dawn of Martyridom/12"/2001 [IP] # Straight-up picture disc re-release (New album in 2001) Ahriman: Hungary 1994- Sanctuary of Darkness/demo/1994 Return of the Black Feelings/demo/1995 ...From the Dark Nature/demo/1997 A Tribute to Tormentor/7"/1998 [Osiris] (split with Frost) Promo '98/demo/1998 (Noise Solution were to have released a full-length) Akerbeltz: Brazil 1997- # Not to be confused with the Spanish band Dominus Infernus Vobiscum/demo/1997 Songs with the Devil/demo/1998 Therion Rising/1999 [Cogu] Akerbeltz: Spain ????- ex-Enkidu # Not to be confused with the Brazillian band Spreading the Eternal Mayhem/demo/???? A Wave of Darkness/2000 [Mil] Tabellae Defixionum/2001 [Mil] Akhenaton: France 1995-, before that as Daemonium # The same semi-Metal as Daemonium # Long dead? Solar Forces/demo/1995 Divine Symphonies/1995 [Adi] Akitsa: Québec 1995- # No nazi link instead of the name Total Servitude/demo/1999 Total Servitude/cdr/2000 [AFP] # Bonus track on this version L'Aube Misanthropique <split with Song of Melkor>/demo/2001 # Translation : "The Misanthropic Dawn" Goétie/2002 [Warhorn] Goétie/LP/2002 [Satan Millenium] Goétie/tape/2002 [Heavy Distortion] # All the same music on differente format Sang Nordique/2002 [Autistiartili] Sang Nordique/tape/2002 [LKR] # The same # translation : "Nordic Blood" Alastis: Switzerland 1987-1988 as Cry War, 1988- as Alastis # A bit like Samael but slower. Doomy. Lost the black edge over time. Black Wedding/demo/1989 Promo 92/demo/1992 The Just Law/1993 [HNF] ...And Death Smiled/1995 [Adi] # They have other albums, but no more Black Metal Alastor: Portugal ????- # Old-school, and with a Decayed member # Do not confuse with Austrian and Costa Rica band A Sacrifice to Darkness/MCD/1998 [self] (split with Decayed) Chrushing Christendom/1999 [BW] Hellward/2001 [Barbarian Wrath] Alastor: Austria ????- # Not to be confused with the Portugues and Costa Rica band Graveyard Desecration/2001 [self] Alastor Sanguinary Embryo: Costa Rica 1995- # Do not confuse with Portugues and Austrian band The Howling Creature of Night/1997 [self] Eternal Tears Through Asmodeo's Blackened Flames/1999 [self] Algaion: Sweden 1993- # Also keep an eye on all the side projects Demo 93/demo/1993 Heosphoros Ho Proi Anatellon/demo/1994 Oimai Algeiou/1995 [FMP] # Straight forward modern Black with a touch of the Greek style Vox Clamentis/MCD/1996 [AG/WL] # More typically melodic Swedish General Enmity/1997 [WL] # A slowdown and a turn towards "classic Metal" (‘Herostratic Legacy’ MCD from ’98 remains unreleased) Alghazanth: Finland 1995- # "Melodic modern black metal" Behind the Frozen Forest/demo/1996 Dim Is the Moon's Light/demo/1997 Promo '98/promo/1998 Thy Aeons Envonomed Sanity/1999 [WC] Subliminal Antenora/2001 [WC] Osiris Typhon Unmasked/2001 [ ] Allegiance: Sweden 1989- # No relation to the Australian Allegiance. # Started as a technical Thrash/Speed Metal band, later grew more Death # Metal and finally went on to something one might call Viking Metal - # mostly Death Metal based but with elements from modern Black Metal. # They are known to trade members with Marduk every now and then. Sick World/demo/1989 Eternal Hate/demo/1990 The Beginning Of The End/demo/1991 Odin Äge Er Alle/demo/1993 Höfdingadrapa/demo/1994 Hymn Till Hangagud/1996 [NF] Blodörnsoffer/1997 [NF] Vrede/1999 [NF] Amazeroth: Austria ????- The Rise of the Dragon/MCD/1998 [] Amduscias: Japan ????- Demo I/demo/1994 Amduscias/MCD/1998 [Bla] Amen Corner: Brazil ????- # No relation to the old rock band # In the same school as Murder Rape Fall, Ascension, Domination/1992 [Cogu] # The 1993 CD version includes the "The Final Celebration" 7" tracks The Final Celebration/7"/1992 [Cogu] Jachol Ve Tehila/1994 [Cogu] The Final Celebration/1995 [Cogu] # Not the same as the 7" Darken in Quir Haresete/1999 [Demise] Amenophis Dusk (REMOVED) Amestigon: Austria 1993-1998, 1999- # With ex-Abigor vocalist, currently in Dargaard ????/demo/???? Mysterious Realms/demo/???? <split with Angizia>/1996 [Nap2] Höllentanz/1998 [Nap2] # "This is the last official release from Amestigon" Remembering Ancient Origins/MCD/2000 [self] # Or not... Amon: Czechia 1989-1995 as Amon Goeth, 2000- as Amon # Old school evil! Some people don't like the NS symbols... # With Dr. Fe from Root # Not to be confused with the Swiss Death Metal band, or pre-Deicide Realm Of Evil/demo/1990 Knihe Smrti/demo/1991 # Translation: "Book Of Death" Call Thy Master/demo/1992 Alive In Hell/demo/1995 # Live Call Thy Master/1996 [NE] # The demo indeed The Worship/1997 [NE] In the Shade of Death/demo/2000 # No more Dr. Fe Book of Death/demo/2001 Realm of Evil/demo/2001 # Re-releases of the demos Zrozeni Smrti/2002 [Barbarian Wrath] Amortis: Austria 1994- A Kiss from a Dusk/demo/1997 Memories from an Ancient Time…/demo/1998 Summoned by Astral Fires/2000 [LE] Memories of an Ancient Time…/7"/2000 [LE] Gift Of Tongues/2001 [ ] Amsvartner: Sweden 1993- Demo I -95/demo/1995 Underneath the Thousand Years Gate/demo/1996 The Trollish Mirror/1997 [Bla] # Melodic black metal up to this point... Dreams/1999 [Bla] # With some power metal influence now Anaal-Nathrakh: England 1998- # "Raw, Violent, Necro Black Metal" Anaal-Nathrakh/demo/1998 Total Fucking Necro/demo/99 Total Fucking Necro/2000 [Levi] The Codex Necro/2001 [Mordgrimm] Anaon: France 1992- # "Celtic Black Metal" # Anaon means "Dead" in the Breton language I think An Harar Hag Ar Stered/demo/1995 Tenvalijeen/demo/1996 [Dra] Les Rites de Cromlech/MCD/1998 [Dra] The Soul’s Tribe/demo/2000 Anarazel: Australia 1997- Rise of the Tempest/MCD/1999 [self] Devil Hymns/Mcd/2000 [self] Anatomy: Australia 1989- # Early Stuff was Death, LP on is Black with Heavy Keyboards Dark Religion/demo/7"/1991 [] Those Whose Eyes Are Black/demo/1992 Twisting Depths Of Horror/EP/1994 [DO] Where Angels Die/1996 [MI] Dark Religion/7"/1998 [Bleed] # Straight-up re-release? The Witches of Dathomir/1999 [Bleed/MI] # Less keyboards, with bit of an old-school touch now Soulcrusher/7"/2001 [Bleed] <split with Long Voyage Back> Ancient: Norway 1992- # In the beginning quite original stuff, combining older Death and new # Black elements. A certain wig incident didn't help their image... # More interested in the "vampyric" image now. Ancient/demo/1993 Eerily Howling Winds/demo/1993 Det Glemte Riket/7"/1993 [self] # b/w "Huldradans" Svartalvheim/1994 [List/Osmose] # Has been re-released with new cover Trolltaar/EP/1995 [Dam] # vinyl version has extra track, "Eerily Howling Winds" and a shorter # version of the last song The Cainian Chronicle/1996 [MB] Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends/1997 [MB] Det Glemte Riket/1998 [Ham2] # The 7" + 'Trolltaar' + A Black Sabbath Cover # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Ancient Ceremony: Germany 1991- # Melodic Black/Death Metal Where Serpents Reign/demo/1993 Cemetary Visions/MCD/1994 [self/Ali] Under Moonlight We Kiss/1997 [Cac] Fallen Angel's Symphony/1998 [Cac] Synagoga Diabolica/2000 [Ali] The Third Testament/2002 [Trisol] Ancient Rites: Belgium 1989- # Black Metal leaning towards the traditional (= Bathory) and oldstyle # Death Metal. Beware of drum machines on the albums. Dark Ritual/demo/1990 Promo '92/demo/1992 Evil Prevails/7"/1992 [FA/WR] # Different covers on the seperate versions Longing For The Ancient Kingdom II/12"/1993 [AD] (split with Renaissance) <split with Thou Art Lord>/7"/1993 [ML] # the Ancient Rites song is "From Beyond The Grave II" <split with Uncanny>/12"/1993 [War] The Diabolic Serenades/1994 [AD] <split with Enthroned>/7"/1995 [AD] # picture disc even # The Ancient Rites song is "Longing For The Ancient Kingdom II" Blasphemia Eternal/1996 [Mascot] Fatherland/1998 [Mascot] # Back to the heavy metal roots The First Decade 1989-1999/12"/1999 [Mascot] # Demo tracks of course! Dim Carcosa/2001 [Hammerheart] Ancient Summoning: Germany ????- Demo 96/demo/1996 Blazes Unto The Darklands/7"/1996 [] Ancient Wisdom: Sweden 1991?-1993 as Ancient, 1993- as Ancient Wisdom # They did not split up; instead "they" transformed into a one-man band # Slow and doomy. Eye of the Serpent/demo/1992 # As Ancient Through Rivers of The Eternal Blackness/demo/1994 For Snow Covered the Northland/1996 [AG] The Calling/1997 [AG] And the Physical Shape of Light Bled/2000 [AG] Ancient's Rebirth, The: Sweden 1992- Twisted Tales of the Crucified/demo/1992 Culte de Diabolus /demo/1993 Of Wrath/demo/1994 Below The Nocturnal Skies/demo/1995 Drain The Portal In Blood/1996 [CONM/NG] # More typically Swedish Damnated Hell's Arrival/1998 [Nec] # Raging with an old school touch ...And Oceans: Finland 1995- Wave/demo/1995 Promo 96/demo/1996 Mare Liberum/demo/1997 [Defend] Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts/1998 [SOM] War Volume I/1998 [SOM] (split with Bloodthorn) The Symmetry of I the Circle of O/1999 [SOM] # Limited edition digipack contains bonus "ambient" disc A.M.G.O.D./2001 [CM] # ‘Allotropic/Metamorphic – Genesis of Dimorphism’ that is Andras: Germany 1994- # With Black Abyss of Eminenz on vocals The True Darkness/demo/1995 Das Schwert Unserer Ahnen/demo/1995 # Translation: "The sword of our ancestors" Die Rückehr Der Dunklen Krieger/1997 [LE] # Translation: "The return of the dark warriors" Sword of Revenge/1998 [LE] Quest of Deliverance/2000 [LE] Angantyr: Denmark 1996- Edeløs/demo/1999 Kampen Fortsætter/2000 [self] Angelcorpse (REMOVED) Angel of Light: Brazil ????- The Beautiful Morning Star/demo/1997 Gloria Patri/1999 [Mega] (split with Satanachia) Angizia: Austria ????- # Classical Fluff with a little Black Metal Kissarna/demo/1994 <split with Amestigon>/1996 [Nap2] Die Kemenaten Scharlachroter Lichter/1997 [Nap2] # Other albums, but no more Black Metal element Angrenost: Portugal ????-1999 # Emperor clones ????/demo/???? # A rehearsal Evil/MCD/1998 [And] Anhkhreg: Canada 1992- # Demos were like Blasphemy at least The Oath of the Sorcerer King/demo/1994 Sacrificial Goat/demo/1995 Howls from the North/demo/1996 Brutal Witching Metal/demo/1996 Le Mensonge De Massada/1998 [self] Lands of War/2000 [Frowz] Anorexia Nervosa (REMOVED) Antaeus: France 1994-2000 # Raw and Brutal Rehearsal 27-6-95/demo/1995 Supremacist Dawn/demo/1996 <split with Eternal Majesty>/demo/1998 2000-1/MCD/1999 [Spike/EAL] Nihil Khaos/demo/1999 # Live Cut your Flesh and Worship Satan/2000 [Baph] Reverse Voices of the Dead/7"/2001 [Spike/RS] (split with Necrophagia) SPK Kommando: We Hope You Die/7"/2001 [Spike] # Split with Deviant, Eternal Majesty, and Hell Militia (The Split demo with Eternal Majesty will be re-released on CD) Anthropolatri: Germany/Ukraine 1997- Vozraduysia Zemlia/demo/1998 V Svete Kostrov/demo/1999 Volja Svjatoslava/2000 [Chant] Bon Ce'Tocaaba/2001 [Chanteloup] Antichrist: Germany 1991- # "Black War Metal" they say # Not to be confused with the British or other German (80s) bands Ghoul Metal - Spread His Glory/demo/1997 <split with Mjölnir>/demo/1997 Enceclopedia Satanica 666/demo/???? Antichrist/demo/???? Unreleased Tracks 1991-1994/demo/1994 Hail War/12"/1997 [TW] (split with Vassago) Anu: US 1995- # Demoncy member or two involved here Anu/7"/2000 [MK] Anubi: Lithuania 1992?- # This is strange. Black Metal with a Prog-Rock/Opera/Folk influence God's Pantheon/demo/1993 Mastabos Dvelksmas/demo/1993 Mirties Metafora/demo/1996 Succumbes Scambes/7"/1997 [DI] Kai Pilnaties Akis Uzmerks Mirtis/1997 [DI] # Vinyl version has different cover art God's Pantheon/2000 [Odium] # The demo Anwyl: US 1997-1997 as Xaphan, 1997- as Anwyl # "Plague Metal" - fast and brutal that is Funeral Eve/demo/1997 # As Xaphan Demo '98/demo/1998 Inferior Molestation/demo/1998 Bloody Mary/MCD/1999 [NCM] Totalitarian Perversity/7"/2001 [End All Life] # To come soon 'Postmortem Apocalypse' on Drakkar Productions Apocalyptic Raids: Brazil 1997- # Guess what these guys sound like… Demo-Rehearsal/Demo Cd-r/1999 Only Death is Real…/2001 [Demise] On The Wings Of Death/7"/2001 [Iron Bonehead] <split with Gravewürm> Apollyon: Denmark 1992-1994, 1995- # Very modern sounding: fast with keyboards Creators of Evil Thoughts/demo/1992 Troldeskoven's Ånder/demo/1995 Grafsoen/demo/1996 Promo '96/demo/1996 Diaboli Gratia/MCD/1999 [FMP] Aposento: Spain ????- Eternal Agony/demo/1993 Welcome To Darkness/MCD/1997 [Wal] Arallu: Israel 1997- # "Arabian-Barbarian Black Metal" The War on the Weeping Wall/demo/1997 Satanic War in Jerusalem/demo/1999 The War on the Weeping Wall/1999 [Raven] At The War Against God/Ep/2001 [self] Satanic War In Jerusalem/2002 [Raven] # Not the demo Arathorn: Germany ????-???? # "Majestic Medieval Black Metal" # Some members can be found in Nox Intempesta now Niemals Kroeneunder Als Was Einst War/1997 [Folter] Archaen Harmony: Malta 1995- Resentment of Evanesce Aeon/demo/1997 Promo '99/demo/1999 Nihility Mundane Soul/2000 [Solemn] # Same as 'Promo '99' Archgoat: Finland 1991-1995 # A little Death Metalish, with puke-up-your-guts vocals Jesus Spawn/demo/1992 Penis Perversor/demo/1993 # recorded live Angelcunt: Tales Of Desecration/12"/1994 [Nec] Cursing Powers of Spiritual Weltering That Will Devastate the World/MC/1994 # The '92 demo and 12" on a MC <split with Beherit>/1999 [Nec] # Re-release of the 12" with Beherit's "Messe des Morts" 7" Arckanum: Sweden 1992- # Ex-Grotesque member Shamaatae. "Troll Metal". Lake at Mysticum/demo/1993 # Ty Morkret (intro)/Martyrium/Af Ond/Kaos Demo ‘93/demo/1993 Trulen/demo/1994 # Translation: "The trolls" (in arcaic Swedish) Fran Marder/1995 [Nec] # Translation: "From the woods" (in arcaic Swedish) Kostogher/1996 [Nec] Kampen/1997 [Nec] # A Double CD, even though it could have fit onto a single Boka Vm Kaos/7"/2001 [] # Up next 'Grimalkinz Skaldi' 7" Arcturus: Norway 1989-1991 as Mortem, 1991- as Arcturus # From Doom/death to "symphonic black metal" to avantgarde/industrial. # "All-star" band with Garm, Hellhammer, etc. # Arcturus is a star in the constellation Boötes Slow Death/7"/1989 [] # As Mortem and noisy death metal My Angel/7"/1991 Constellation/1994 [NA] # Also a LP with 4 bonus tracks Aspera Hiems Symfonia/1995 [ALC] # This is really the only recording that can be considered black metal. # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Arkenstone: Portugal 1999- Noctis Arma/demo/1999 Lusitanian Pride/7"/2000 [Sat] Arkhon Infaustus: France 1997- # Osculum Infame member involved here # Very raw and extreme In Sperma Infernum/demo/1998 In Sperma Infernum/1998 [Mord] # Right, the demo Dead Cunt Maniac/7"/2000 [Spike] # Style/Attitude change strikes... Hell Injection/2001 [Osmose] Arkona: Poland 1993- # Atmospheric yet raw Rehearsal 93/demo/1993 Bogowie Zaponienia/demo/1994 An Eternal Curse Of The Pagan Godz/demo/1994 Imperium/1996 [Ast] An Eternal Curse Of The Pagan Godz/1997 [Folter] # the two 94 demos Zeta Reticuli/MC/1999 [PG] ("Zeta Reticuli" on Folter someday) Argar: Spain ????- # Like old Gehenna/Emperor/Dimmu Borgir The Flame of Dark Creation/1998 [Arise] Cwn Annwym/demo/2000 Cwn Annwym/2001 [Mil] Argentum (REMOVED) Armagedda: Sweden 2000-2001 as Volkermord, 2001- as Armagedda ????/demo/2000 # as Volkermord The Final War Approching/LP/2001 [Sombre] In Blackest Ruin/2001 [Deathcult] <split with Svarthymn> The Final War/2002 [Breath of Night] # Does all is right ? I got the informations in a badly done biography... Armatus: Germany ????- # Projet of a Wehrhammer member Blutvolk/demo/???? Eternal Flame of Hate/2001 [Torment] Anti Religo/Lp/2001 [Torment] <split with Wehrhammer> Freiheit Für Krieg/7" [Torment] <split with Panzerfaust> Arthemesia: Finland 1995- Demo 1998/demo/1998 The Archaic Dreamer/demo/1999 Devs – Iratvs/2001 [NNR] Art Inferno: Italy 1993-1998 as Journey through the Dark, 1998- as A.I. Screams of Sirens/demo/1995 ...Among Secrets/MCD/1997 [Nos] # These were as Journey through the Dark Abyssus Abyssum Invocat/1999 [Scarlet] Arum: Brazil 2000- Fierce Everlasting Tempest/2001 [Demise] Asakku: Germany ????- Endless Woods/7"/1996 [Sombre] (split with Moonblood) Asgard: Canada 1997- Asgard/MCD/1998 [self] Cold Season/2002 [Great White North] Asgaroth: Spain ????- # Dimmu Borgir/Nokturnal Mortem style they say The Quest For Eldenhor/MCD/1996 [New/Req] <split with Xharathorn>/MC/1997 # The Quest for Eldenhor and Immemorial Atlantic Veneration mCDs Trapped in the Depths of Eve/1998 [New] Absence Spells Beyond/1999 [AE] Ashes (REMOVED) Aske: Germany ????- # Not to be confused with the Austrian Black Metal band Krieger/demo/???? Ausrottunng/7"/1999 (split with Raven's Empire) [CH] <split with Valgaldar>/demo/1999 As Prophecies: Brazil ????- Igna Hatura Renovalue Integra/7"/???? [HMR] As Sahar: Singapore 1987- # Started as a cover band in the late 80s Promo/demo/1993 Primitively Eastern Winds/demo/1993 Santau/demo/1995 Meditasi Embun Pagi/demo/1995 # Malasyian version of 'Santaeu' Phenomistik/1997 [Nebiula] Casus Luciferi/demo/1998 Beyond Firmament/demo/1998 (split with Hayagriva) Eksta si Tektonis/1999 [Nebiula] # A compilation of tracks... # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Assamalla: Estonia 1996- Taamalt Toustet Toonetarmu/demo/1999 Igaveseks Mälestama Moistetud/2000 [Guano] <split with Kalm> Astaroth: Austria ????- # Black/Death Metal # Not to be confused with the Norwegian, Italian, US, or Finnish bands Operation Warlord/1994 [WR] Christenfeind/MCD/1995 [CCP] # Translation: "Enemy of christians" Sklavengott/1997 [CCP] # Translation: "God of slaves" Violent Soundtrack Martyrium/1999 [CCP] Astarte: Greece 1995-1997 as Lloth, 1997- as Astarte # All-female Black Metal Band Dancing in the Dark Lakes of Evil/demo/1997 # As Lloth Doomed Dark Years/1999 [BL] Rise from Within/2000 [BL] Astral: Czechia 1996- Magia Eon/demo/1996 Magia Eon/1997 [Lev] # The demo? Filicetum Lunare/2000 [Sheer] Astray: Finland 1997- # "Dark/Black" Metal they say Until I'm Cold Enough/MCD/1999 [self] Alone/MCD/2000 [Bey] Astriaal: Australia 1998- Glories of the Nightsky/demo/1998 Glories of the Nightsky/1998 [Sha] Summoning the Essence of Ancient Wisdom/demo/1999 # A promo for the album Summoning the Essence of Ancient Wisdom/MCD/2000 [Dent] Somnius Infinitus/Mcd/2001 # limited to 150 copies Astrofaes: Ukraine 1996- Ad Infinitum/demo/1996 The Attraction: Heaven and Earth/demo/1997 The Attraction: Heavens and Earth/demo/1997 # First one is live, the second one isn’t Dying Emotions Domain/demo/1998 The Eyes of the Beat/demo/2000 Dying Emotions Domain/2000 [Chant] As You In Agony Cry: Italy 1995- # Melodic and medieval black metal. Christian Blood Stains The Battlefield/demo/1997 Lavdator Temporis: Act I/7"/1999 [DSs] Atanatos: Germany ????- Ancient Blood/demo/1995 <split with Impending Doom>/7"/1996 [PT] Assault Of Heathen Forces/MCD/1997 [LE] Oath of Revenge/1998 [LE] Castle in the Dark/7"/1998 [LE] # Picture Disc Even Devastation: 3rd Attack/1999 [LE] Athotep: Switzerland ????- # "Dark, obscure metal" Rites of the Necrogoat/demo/1994 Badb-Catha/7"/1995 [Noise] Atman: Spain ????- # The band contains ex-Mortal Mutilation members # Complex Black with some opera vocals and orchestration? Like Pure Unawaited Magic/demo/1995 Like Pure Unawaited Magic/1996 [Req/New] # Same as the demo perhaps? Atomizer: Australia 1998- # Oldschool # With past/present members of Long Voyage Back, Destroyer 666, etc. Atomic Metal Power/demo/1998 The End of Forever/2000 [EAL/TDO] Death Mutilation Disease Annihilation/2002 [End All Life] Aura Noir: Norway 1995- # Members of Dodheimsgard/Ved Buens Ende/The new Mayhem playing oldstyle # Black/Speed Metal like Destruction/Slayer etc. Two Voices, One King/demo/1995 Dreams Like Desert/MCD/1995 [Hot] # This one is more Black Black Thrash Attack/1997 [Mal] # And this one more old-style orgy Deep Tracts of Hell/1998 [Ham2] Increased Damnation/2000 [Ham2/CM] # Demo/Unreleased material Autopsy Torment: Sweden 1990-1992, then as Pagan Rites, 1999- # Eventually came to play slow, repetetive Black # Reformed with a new line-up Splattered/demo/1990 # More like grind Darkest Rituals.../demo/1991 Nocturnal Blasphemy/demo/1992 Seven Souls of Hell/demo/1992 Advance Tape 1992/demo/1992 # Advance for a never released 7" Moon Fog/7"/1992? [] # Was this released? (new demo 'Orgy with the Dead' will be released, with a style change) Avatar: Belgium 1994- # Modern with lots of Keyboards and high-pitched vocals. Emperors Of The Night/demo/1995 ...Memorium Draconis/1996 [WN] Promo '98/demo/1998 (Signed to Displeased) Avathar: Northern Ireland 1996-1998 # In the Emperor school Black Magician Kings/MCD/1996 [self] Chronicles Over Druig/demo/1997 Avenger: Czechia ????- # Do not confused with the old England and German bands # An old-school death metal influence, musically Eternal Voices of Hell/demo/1993 Minister of Madness/demo/1994 The Black Zone/demo/1996 ????/demo/???? # ‘94/’96 demos on one cassette Shadows of the Damned/1997 [BON] Fall of Devotion, Wrath of Blasphemy/1999 [BON] ('Shadows of the Damned' will be re-released) Averse Sefira: USA 1996- Blasphomet Sin Abset/demo/1997 Promo '99/demo/99 Homecoming's March/1999 [Arr] Battle's Clarion/2001 [Lost Disciple] Avzhia: Mexico 1992- Immense Dark Sky/demo/1995 Ancient Blasphemies/demo/1996 [VD] (split with Xibalbia) Promo # 2/demo/1996 Dark Emperors/1996 [SS] A Winter Within: Norway 1998- Frostbitten/demo/1999 Lamentia/MCD/2001 [Wyvern] Axis of Advance: Canada 1998- # With the remains of Conqueror and Sacramentary Abolishment # War and hate Landline/MCD/1999 [Cat] Awaiting the Glorious Damnation of Mankind/7"/2001 [Dae] # Split with Demon Realm, Garwall, and F.R.O.S.T Strike/2001 [DTM] (Signed to Barbarian Wrath now) Azaghal: Finland 1997- # They claim to no longer play black metal, rather 'Horror Metal' Rehearsal '98/demo/1998 Noituuden Torni/demo/1998 Harmagedon/7"/1999 [Afm] Kristinusko Liekeissä/demo/1999 Mustamaa/12"/1999 [MP] The Nine Circles of Hell/2000 [EH] Deathkult MMDCLXVI/MCD/2000 [Mil] # Demo/Unreleased stuff <split with Mustan Kun Lapset>/2000 [Nocta] Mustamaa/2000 [ISO666] # Straight up re-release on CD format Suicide Anthem/2001 [Mil] (split with Beheaded Lamb) ('Of Beasts and Vultures' in 2001 on Evil Horde) Azag-Thoth: Switzerland 1996- , ex-Pazuzu Reign Supreme/1996 [WH] Azazel: Finland ????-1997 # Not to be confused with the old Black Metal band from New Zealand # Or the American (now Kult of Azazel) and Israeli Black Metal bands! Crucify the jesus christ Again/demo/1993 The Night Of Satanachia/MCD/1996 [Holo] Azazel: Israel ????- # Not to be confused with all of the other Azazels Ride Through the Horizon/???? [] Azaxul: Germany ????- # Solo project of Gaamalzagoth from Moonblood The Arrival Of The Demonlord/demo/1997 # limited to 200 copies Night tale <split with Svest>/7"/2002 [] Azerlath: France ????- Medieval Art/1998 [Black Field] Azgeroth: Sweden ????- Apocalypse/1996 [Durge] Azmodan: Germany 1997- Evil Obscurity/1998 [self] Of Angels and Demons/1999 [self] Aztec: Israel 1995- # Raw and brutal they say Aztec/demo/1995 Loss of Our Final Pride/1999 [Raven] Baalberith: Australia 1994- # Not to be confused with the Norwegian band Darkest Come...The Empire Shall Ride/demo/1994 Storming Through the Gate of Knowledge/MCD/1996 [Folk] Drightenlands/7"/2002 [Bleed] <split with Blodarv> Bael: Bolivia ????- # Do not confuse with the French band Caida De Cristo/demo/1994 666/demo/1996 Abriento Las Puertas Del Infierno/demo/1999 El Trono De Leviatán/2001 [Grabado en G.M.] Bal-Sagoth (REMOVED) Baltak: Australia/Macedonia ????-???? as Gorgoroth, ????- as Baltak # Fast and raw, but with Burzum style screaming. # Macedonian nationalist living in Australia (...) ????/demo/???? # As Gorgoroth Baltak/1996 [Bat] # Also known as "Macedonian Darkness And Evil" Zaginatiot Grat/1997 [Bat] Kral na Dva Svetoj/2000 [Bat] Barad Dur: Germany 1995- # Later style Graveland clones Evil from the Darkness/demo/???? Land Ohne Götter/demo/???? Towards Immortality/demo/???? (split with Dark Fortress) Dunkelheit/1999 [DTB] (Split with Wrath (South Africa) may appear some day) Barathrum: Finland 1990-1991 as Darkfeast, 1991- as Barathrum # This is weird... Doom/Black perhaps Darkfeast/demo/1990 # A rehearsal tape. As Darkfeast Witchmaster/demo/1991 # this was more like normal Doomdeath Battlecry/demo/1992 Sactissime Colere Satanas/demo/1993 # Three of the tracks from a studio session known as "Sanctus Satanas" # which was never officially released in its entirety. Noisy and very # dark. Evil! Hailstorm/1995 [NE] # Suffers from a poor production. Eerie/1995 [NE] # No more noise! A mix of Black and oldstyle Doom Infernal/1997 [NE] Devilry/demo/1997 Jetblack/7"/1998 [self] Legions of Perkele/1998 [SF] # With a Black/Thrash influence now. Saatanica/1999 [SF] Okkult/2000 [SF] Barbatos: Japan ????- # With an Abigail member 1942/demo/1998 We are Legion/7"/2000 [Sid] (split with Wolfsburg) Bathory: Sweden 1983- The Return/demo/1983 # They were pretty Motörhead-influenced in those days Bathory/1984 [UOF/Combat/BM] # Some think that this is more Speed Metal than really Black The Return.../1985 [UOF/BM] # Real Black Metal! Lord of the Grave/demo/1986 Under The Sign Of The Black Mark/1987 [UOF/NR/BM] # Hints of what would become modern Black Metal showing up here Blood Fire Death/1988 [UOF/Kraze/BM] # Death/Battle Metal Hammerheart/1990 [Noise/BM] # Slower Power/Battle/Doom Metal Twilight Of The Gods/1991 [BM] # Slow and with lotsa classical influences Jubileum Volume I/1992 [BM] # compilation 1983-1991 Jubileum Volume II/1993 [BM] # compilation 1983-1991 Requiem/1994 [BM] # Speed/Thrash Metal. Recording quality not that great. Octagon/1995 [BM] # Also kind of Speed Metal, but traces of UTSOTBM/BFD era too Blood On Ice/1996 [BM] # Parts recorded in the Viking Metal era 1987-1989, parts new. # Musically mostly like Hammerheart with parts that could also have # been found on BFD and TOTG. Demo 83/1996 [bootleg] (split with Celtic Frost) # One of those things... <split with Hellhammer>/12"/2001 [bootleg] Destroyer of Worlds/2001 [ ] Bathym: US 1989-1992, then reunited as Sathanas Demo #1/demo/1989 Into Darkness/demo/1990 Demonic Force/7"/1991 [ ] Battlelust: Sweden ????- # Dark Funeral clones again The Eclipse of a Dying Sun/demo/1996 Of Battle and Ancient Warcraft/1998 [Ham2] Bazzah: Malaysia ????- # Members of Nebiras are in this band Intrusion of Dark Journey/demo/1993 Necromancer/demo/1993 Kingdom of the Death/demo/1997 Death is all I see/1999 [Nebiula] Before God: US ???? # Bound for Glory members Wolves Amongst the Sheep/1998 [Subzero] Under the Banner of Blood/2000 [] Beheaded Lamb: Spain ????- # First Spanish Black Metal band. No previous releases # Members have come and gone from Asgaroth and Gorthaur Dark Blasphemous Moon/2001 [Mil] (split with Azaghal) Behemoth: Poland 1991- # Not to be confused with the Brazillian, Swede, or the pre-Invocation Greeks Endless Damnation/demo/1991 The Return Of The Northern Moon/demo/1992 From The Pagan Vastlands/demo/1994 From The Pagan Vastlands/1994 [Pagan/WR/NE] # Identical to the demo ...And The Forests Dream Eternally/MCD/1995 [Ent] Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)/1995 [Pagan] # Translation: "Sventevith" is a Slavic god. # The CD has "Transylvanian Forest" and "Sventevith (Storming...)" # which it claims are bonus tracks Grom/1996 [Sol] # Translation: "thunder" Bewitching The Pomerania/MCD/1997 [Sol] # "Hidden In The Fog"/"Sventevith (Storming...)" (new recording?)/ # "With Spell Of Inferno (Mephisto)" The Return Of The Northern Moon/1997 [Pagan/LE] # You guess... <split with Damnation>/1998 [] # The ‘…And the Forests…’ MCD Pandemonic Incantations/1998 [Sol] <split with Graveland>/1999 [bootleg] # CD-R bootleg with demo stuff Chaotica/2CD/1999 [] # "From the Pagan Vastlands", "Sventevith", "Grom" and "Bewitching # the Pomerania" + some covers # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Beherit: Finland 1989-1997 # Raw & primitive low-skill Black Metal the way it was meant to be... # Or not? Recently went astray, though. 7th Blasphemy/demo/1990 Morbid Rehearsal/demo/1990 # 'Official Rehearsal Cassette' Demonomancy/demo/1990 Dawn Of Satan's Millenium/picture 7"/1991 [Turbo] <Split with Death Yell>/7"/1991 [Turbo] # the Beherit track is "Werewolf, Semen And Blood" The Oath Of Black Blood/1991 [Turbo/JLA] # Consist of the "Demonomancy" demo and the "Dawn Of Satan's Millenium" 7" # tracks. Horrible quality! Promo 1992/demo/1992 # 3 songs also included on "Drawing Down The Moon" Drawing Down The Moon/1993 [SF/JLA] Messe Des Morts/7"/1994 [Nec] Werewolf, Semen and Blood/MCD/1996 [bootleg] # "The Oath of Black Blood" tracks <split with Archgoat>/1999 [Nec] # "Messe Des Morts" is finally re-released with Archgoat's "Angelcunt..." LP on CD Beast of Beherit: The Complete Worxxx/1999 [SF] # 2 old demos, the picture disc, a Blasphemy (Can) cover, and some live tracks The Early Years/1999 [bootleg] # "The Oath of Black Blood", without the intro, and different packaging Drawing Down the Moon/12"/2000 [IP] # Straight up PD re-release Black Fucking Sodomy/MC/2000 # Live shows - bootleg # Other no Black Metal album was released between "Messe Des Morts" and the 'Bootleg/reedition' time. Behexen: Finland 1994- Eternal Realm/demo/1997 Blessed be the Darkness/demo/1998 Rituale Satanum/2000 [SFi] Beelzebub: Columbia ????- # Oldschool ????/Ep/???? [] The Powerfull Essence Of Lucifthian In Times Of Obscurantism/2000 [Pent/Tri] Belef: France ????- Deathwind Legion/demo/1999 Deathwind Legion/MCD/2000 [] # The demo, I assume Belenos: France 1995- # Atmospheric and like Burzum they say Notre Amour Eternel/demo/1996 Notre Amour Eternel/MCD/1998 [self] Allégorie d'une souffrance/demo/1998 Triste Pensee/demo/1999 Errances Oniriques/2001 [Sacral] Belial: Finland ????-1995 # Not to be confused with the Chilean band Gods Of The Pit/demo/1991 Wisdom Of Darkness/EP/1992 [Leth] # two versions with different covers exist Gods Of The Pit PartII (Paragon So Below)/7"/MCD/1994 [Mori] # the demo + bonus track Never Again/1994 [Leth] Aftertaste/7"/1994 [bootleg] # "Clouds" remix + 3 live songs Aftertaste 1 1-2/7"/???? [bootleg] # Just the Clouds side of "Aftertaste" # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Belketre: France ????-1996 # No, they did not all commit suicide. Post "March..." tracks exist. The Dark Promise/demo/1993 Adv. Tracks 94/demo/1994 March To The Black Holocaust/1995 [Emb] (split with Vlad Tepes) Studio Rehearsal/demo/1996 # One new track + one re-recorded track Belmez: Germany ????- # Ex-Eminenz member Carsten Breitung and his drum machine In Memory/demo/1993 Gore/demo/???? Berserker/1995 [Nap2] Siechtum/1995 [Nap2] Wundgrind/2001 [CH] Belphegor: Austria ????- # Mostly Death, but some stuff is violent Black. Daemonlatria/demo/1991 Bloodbath In Paradise/demo/???? Bloodbath In Paradise/EP/1993 [self] # The demo? Belphegor/7"/1995 [PT] # Or it is "Obscure And Deep" ? The Last Supper/1995 [Leth] # A few tracks are similar to Black Metal Blutsabbat/1997 [LE] # Blacker now Necrodaemon Terrorsathan/2000 [LE] Infernal Live Orgasm/2001 [Last Episode] Belzabet: Mexico ????- Before Night Falls/2000 [AL] Benighted: US 1998- # Not to be confused with the R.I.P. Swedish band, or the other Americans The Firey Blood Moon/demo/1998 Benighted/demo/1999 Harbringers of the Victorium Aeternus/MCD/2000 [self] Benighted Leams: England ????- # One-man band. With middle-English lyrics. Caliginoul Romantic Myth/1996 [Sup] Astral Tenebrion/1999 [Sup] Bergthron: Germany ????- Durch den Nebel der Finsternis.../demo/1996 # Translation: "Through the mist of the dark..." Verborgen In Den Tiefen Der Wälder/1997 [PT] # Translation: "Hidden in the depths of the forests" Uralte Gedanken/MCD/1999 [PT] Jagdheim/2000 [ ] Besatt: Poland ????- Demo '96/demo/1996 Hail Lucifer/2000 [Seven/Under] Hellstorm/2001 [Seven Gates Of Hell] Bestial Mockery: Sweden ????- Rehearsal '96/demo/1996 Battle Promo/demo/1997 Christcrushing Hammerchainsaw/demo/1997 Chainsaw Demons Return/demo/1998 Live for Violence/demo/1999 (split with Lust) # Live <split with Suicidal Winds>/7"/2000 [self] Bestial Summoning: Netherlands 1990-1992 Sodomastic Rituals/demo/1992 The Dark War Has Begun/12"/1992 [NF] # This is very good actually, if you like it raw and simple Live Venray 26-06-92/7"/1992 [self] # Yep, live Bestial Warlust: Australia 1994-1998, ex-Corpse Molestation # Impaled Nazarene-like violence. Quite grindcore-ish. Think Blasphemy's # "Fallen Angel Of Doom" without the slow parts. They call it # Satanic War Metal themselves. Descension of a Darker Diety/demo/1992 # As Corpse Molestation Vengeance War 'Till Death/1994 [MI] Blood And Valour/1995 [MI] # More melody on this one (Final album "Fist of Satan" was never recorded) Bestial Wrath: Greece ????- # Is this Death or Black metal? Passage Through... The Circle/7"/1993 [ML] (split with Legion Of Doom) ????/demo/???? Bethlehem (REMOVED) Between the Frost: Spain ????- # Like Cradle of Filth they say Instinct of Surliness/1998 [AE] Bewitched: Sweden 1995- # Ex-Throne Of Ahaz and Katatonia member. Thrashy Black (mid-80's reborn). # Are they still active now that Katatonia are reunited? # Not to be confused with the Chilean Bewitched. Hellspell/demo/1995 Diabolical Desecretation/1996 [Osmose] Encyclopedia Of Evil/MCD/1996 [Osmose] # Covers of Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Mercyful Fate & Black Widow + # remade album track Pentagram Prayer/1997 [Osmose] Hell Comes To Essen/1999 [Osmose] # live in Essen, Germany At The Gates Of Hell/2000 [Osmose] ('Rise of the Antichrist' in 2001) Beyond North: Germany ????- # Side project of a Pavor member. Bathory-like Viking Metal? # They call it Golden Metal... The Dark Is My Father/1995 [Imp] (new album on Imperator maybe) Bhaobhan Sidhe: Netherlands 1992-1997 # First Black Metal and then suddenly became all keyboards Cocoon Hides The Immortal/demo/1993 The New Order/7"/1993 [Wimp] # Black Metal with annoying vocals this far... # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Bifrost: Netherlands 1993-1996, 1999- # Pagan/Black Thrashing Metal Western Magick/demo/1993 # Also titled "Face the Dawn"? Midwinter Celebration/demo/1994 Promotape 94/demo/1994 Pagan Reality/1995 [NE] The Wildest Fire/1996 [NE] Mythistory/1999 [Ham2] Big Boss: Czechia 1994- # Big Boss of Root of course Q7/1994 [self] # "Experimental, atmopspheric music" Belial's Winds/1999 [Lev] # Traditional Black Metal Bishop Of Hexen: Israel ????- # Basic keyboard driven Black Metal Ancient Hymns Of Legends And Lore/demo/1996 Archives Of An Enchanted Philosophy/1997 [Ham1] Black, The: Sweden 1991-1996 # Very focused Black Metal with both Greek and Nordic influences. # OK, finally then: Rietas = Jon of Dissection # Not to be confused with the much earlier Italian horror band! Black Blood/demo/1992 The Priest Of Satan/1994 [Nec] # Most of the demo tracks are on here Black Blood/MCD/1996 [Nec] # Indeed the demo Black Candle: Luxemburg ????- Winter of Wrath/demo/1997 Nightfire/1999 [PaW] Black Crucifixion: Finland ????-1994, then as Promethean (not Black) # Melodic Black/Doom - a bit like some stuff on Celtic Frost's ITP? Demo I/demo/1992 Promethean Gift/MCD/1993 [Leth] The Fallen One of Flames/10"/2001 [Sll] # The demo + a track found only on the first 50 copies of the demo Blackdeath: Russia ????-1998 as Draugwath, 1998- as Blackdeath Dwellers of the Cursed Forest/demo/1995 Reh. Tape ‘96/demo/1996 Apocalyptic Songs/demo/1997 The Bottomless Armageddon/demo/1998 (split with Celestia) # The above as Draugwath Saturn Sector/demo/1998 Grave of the Unlight/7"/2001 [self] Saturn Sector/12"/2001 [] Black Empire: Mexico ????- ????/demo/???? Black Magic Domain/2000 [AL] Black Funeral: US 1994- Journey Into Horizons Lost/demo/1994 # A flier names this "Torture And Stimulation"? Offin Nastrond/demo/1994 Journey Into Horizons Lost/demo/1994 # "Remixed" Spell of Darkness and Death/demo/1996 Vampyr: Throne of the Beast/1996 [FMP] # FMP re-released it with new cover artwork Empire of Blood/1997 [FMP] Moon over Charcith/1999 [FMP] # Just ambient music now Belial Arisin/2001 [] # Unreleased Black Metal album on CD-R Black Mass Of Absu: Usa ????- # Abruptum meet Burzum Loothing The Tomb Of The Aramathean/7"/1997 [Fudgeworthy] Black Messiah: Germany ???? Scepter of Black Knowledge/1998 [LE] # With Russian folk elements even Black Pentecost: Usa ????- Funeral Winds In Paradise/1999 [Gothic] Blackrise: Denmark ????- Mooncult/MCD/1997 [AKNF] Blackstorm (REMOVED) Black Sunrise: Italy 1996- # Black Metal with Lucanian folk elements Under a Moonlight Sky/demo/1996 The Shadowelf's Poem/1998 [Noctu] Black Swan: Finland 1995- Demo '96/demo/1996 Autumn in Eden/demo/1997 When the Angels of Twilight Dance/1998 [Mastervox] Blackwinds: Sweden 1999- # Sorhin/Setherial members The Black Wraiths Ascend/7"/1999 [Bloodstone] Blackwinds/7"/2001 [Bent] Black Witchery: US ????-1998 as Witchery, 1998- as Black Witchery # Raw and Fast Evil Shall Prevail/demo/1997 Summoning of Infernal Legions/7"/1998 [Dho] Hellstorm of Evil Vengeance/2000 (split with Conqueror) [Dho] # The Demo Black Metal Endsieg/7"/2001 (split with S.V.E.S.T, Katharsis, and Warloghe) Desecration of the Holy Kingdom/2001 [FMP] Blasphemy: Canada 1985-1996, 2000- # Grindcore-ish (read: Repulsion/Napalm Death) Black Metal Blood Upon The Altar/demo/1989 # Modern Black Metal! A legendary release... Fallen Angel Of Doom/1990 [WR] # Half grind, half Black Gods of War/1993 [Osmose/JLA] # The CD version includes the 1989 demo # Very much grind (Although reformed, it's unlikely they'll ever record anything) Blazemth: Spain 1993-1994 as Daemonum, 1995- as Blazemth # Northern style etc... # Earlier incarnations of the band were called Rotten Flesh and Undivine, # at that time playing Satanic Death Metal Daemonium/demo/1994 Unholycaust/demo/1994 For Centuries Left Behind/MCD/MC/1995 [AE] # Raw and messy Fatherland/MCD/1996 [AE] # Tighter and sounding more like Abigor now (new album "Almogavaria" planned for ?) Blessed in Sin: France 1993- Unholy Rehearsal '94/demo/1994 A Tribute to Euronynous/demo/1995 # Live Odes Obscures/demo/1996 A Tribute to Euronynous/Odes Obscures/1998 # The two demos Melancholia/2000 [A.M.I] # A limited edition has demo bonus tracks Par Le Sang Du Christ (Opus Luciferi)/2001 [Nihil Voces] <split with Kristallnacht and Seigneur Voland>/2001 [Warspirit/Semen In Blood] Blinded by Faith (REMOVED) Bloodaxe: Canada ????- In Battle/demo-cdr/2000 Bloodthrone/2001 [White Legends] Raping The Ancient/2002 [White Legend] Bloodhammer: Finland ????- # Black/Thrash with members of Maleficia Monastery of Thousand Blackened Lusts/7"/1999 [NH] Ancient Kings/10"/1999 [HR] Ancient Kings/2000 [NH] # The 10" plus four bonus tracks Cold Blood And Boiling Semen/7"/2001 [Embers] <split with Vomitfago> Blood Coven: US 1991-1993 as Sin-Eater, 1993- as Blood Coven # Slower Black/Death they say Dark Harmonies/demo/1995 Serenade for the Bleeding/demo/1997 # Live A Tribute to Warriors Lost/7"/1997 [self] # Live Ashes of an Autumn Burning/1999 [Dimm] Promo '00/demo/2000 # Much faster now they say Bloodshed Divine: US 1998- Summoned/demo/1999 To the Ancient Dawn/demo/1999 Summoned to the Ancient Dawn/2000 [Larg] # The demos Blood Stained Dusk (REMOVED) Blood Storm: US ????- # Project of Mezzadurus, session live player for Absu Iron Flames Of Battle/demo/1995 Death by the Stormwizard/1996 The Atlantean Wardragon/1997 [Cac] Death by the Stormwizard/1998 [Ter] # Ok, both demos then In Halls of Pain and Fury/demo/1999 # Live Pestilence from the Dragonstar/1999 [Soul] An Attack of Sonic Torment/12"/2000 [HF] (split with Moria) Bloodthorn: Norway ????- # Black/Doom, with more of an emphasis on doom, musically Promo '96/demo/1996 In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings/1997 [SOM] # Double LP has a bonus track War Volume I/1998 [SOM] (split with ...And Oceans) Onward into Battle/1999 [SOM] Under the Reign of Terror/2001 [RS] # Black/Death now Blot Mine: Sweden ????- # With ex-Setherial members Kill for Inner Peace/demo/1996 Porphyrogenesis/1999 [ND] Blut Aus Nord: France 1993-1995 as Vlad, 1995- as Blut Aus Nord # Atmospheric Black Metal + Viking Themes In the Mist/demo/1994 # As Vlad Yggdrasil/demo/1994 # As Vlad Ultima Thulee/1996 [IP] Memoria Vetusta/Fathers Of The Ice Age/1997 [IP] The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion/2001 [Oaken Shield] Bluttaufe: Germany 1994- # Black/Thrash Schwarze Dornen/demo/1996 Zeremonien des Teufels/demo/1997 Promo '98/1998 <split with Nagelfar>/7"/2000 [CH] Mein Fleisch An Deinen Lippen…/2001 [CH] Borknagar (REMOVED) Bran Barr: France 1995- # 'Celtic War Metal' by members of Temple of Baal/Aes Dana Les Chroniques de Naerg/2000 [self] Brandpest: Denmark ????- # Denial of God/Appolyon member Helhesterad/demo/1996 I fanders Vold & Magt/7"/1998 [Horror] (10" out soon) Brisen: Italy ????-???? as Dungeon, ????- as Brisen # Ala Burzum Bleeding Cross/demo/1993 # As Dungeon Holocaust Sky/demo/1993 Shade Of Soul/1996 [Holo] # The demo + additional tracks Buio Omega: Australia/Italy ????- (project) # Members of Baltak and Mortifier (Ita) The Dark Conquest/2000 [Bat] Bundeswehra: Poland ????- # Black/Death? Totem/demo/1991 King's Return/demo/???? King's Return/12"/1993 [War] (split with Nergal (Swi)) Burialmound: Finland 1995-1998 as Utgard, 1998- as Burialmound # From Simple BM to a more melodic style, to brutal black/death. Northern Glory/demo/1996 Nightly Verses/demo/1997 # Above as Utgard Horror/7"/1999 [ADO] Burzano: Germany ????- Hell on Earth/1999 [KY] Burzum: Norway as Uruk-Hai 1987-1990, as Burzum 1991-2000 # Translation: It's a Tolkien word meaning "Darkness" (and a Uruk-Hai # is a kind of ork). # Slightly "different", sometimes very atmospheric Black Metal. The # Earlier material is more traditional, the later very characteristic # in his own haunting style. # One and only member Count Grishnackh is currently serving a 21-year # prison sentence, and he won't record any more Black Metal he says. Demo 1 '91/demo/1991 Demo 2/demo/1992 Promo '92/demo/1992 # None of the demos were mass circulated Burzum/1992 [DSP/Mis] # the Misanthropy release includes the "Aske" EP minus the old version # of "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" Aske/EP/1993 [DSP] # Translation: "Ashes" # "Stemmen Fra Tårnet"/"Dominus Sathanas"/"A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" # (re-recording). Det Som En Gang Var/1993 [Cym/Mis] # Translation: "What Once Was" # The Misanthropy version is a straight re-release, but # includes translations Hvis Lyset Tar Oss/1994 [Mis] # Translation: "If The Light Takes Us" # Originally to be called "Pa Svarte Trower"? Filosofem/1996 [Mis] 1992-1997/1998/12" box set/ [Ham2/Mis] <split with Gorgoroth>/1999 [bootleg] # CD-R bootleg with demo stuff Ragnarok/2000 [bootleg] Burzum/12"/2000 [bootleg] Blast from the Past/MC/2000 [bootleg] # This is actually an unreleased Ildjarn demo (Apparently the Count has called it quits) # Other album between 'Filosofem' and the 'bootleg', but no more Black Metal Candle Serenade: Portugal 1993?- # Contains female vocals & stuff. Sounds like really old Moonspell? Tales From Walpurgis/demo/1994 Nosferatu's Passion/1995 [GOM] Capricornus: Poland ????- # Capricornus of Graveland playing very raw black metal Kein blut soll verunreinigt werden/demo/1995 Stahlgewitter/7"/1998 [WT] Brennendes Jerusalem/demo/1999 (split with Aryan Blood) (The split with Aryan Blood will be released on CD soon) Carnun: Ireland 1993-1997 # "Fascist and Satanic Black Metal" ala Burzum Malkuth/demo/1995 Malkuth/12"/2001 [ImpA] (split with Hailstorm) (‘Serenading the Rising Moon’ LP was never released) Carpathian Forest: Norway 1991- # Primitive raw Black Metal with a bit of a Hellhammer feel and sometimes # a "winter storm" feel Bloodlust and Perversion/demo/1992 Promo 93/demo/1993 In These Trees Are My Gallows/demo/7"/1993 [] Through Chasms, Caves And Titan Woods/MCD/1995 [AG] # Catchy "rock'n'roll" Black Metal Bloodlust And Perversion/1997 [AG] # The demo + more old material on CD Black Shining Leather/1998 [AG] Carpathian Forest/7"/1999 [AG] # Picture disc even Strange Old Brew/2000 [AG] Under the Black Sun ‘99/MC/2000 # Live bootleg Morbid Fascination of Death/2001 [Avantgarde] Carpe Tenebrum: Norway/Australia ????- # With Naghash of Dimmu Borgir/Covenant, and ex-guitarist from Lord Kaos Majestic Nothingness/1997 [HNF] Mirrored Hate Painting/1998 [Ham2] # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Castrum (REMOVED) Catamenia: Finland 1995- Winds/demo/1996 Halls of Frozen North/1998 [Massacre] Morning Crimson/1999 [Massacre] Eternal Winter's Prophecy/2000 [Massacre] Catholicon: US 1994- # Death Metal influence here Children of the Lost Generation/demo/1994 Redemption/demo/1996 Passage Through the Flames/demo/1997 Lost Chronicles of the War in Heaven/CD/1998 [Underw] Demo `99/demo/1999 Celestia: France 1995- # Project of the Drakkar Records owner Evanescence/demo/1997 Evanescence/demo/1998 (split with Draugwath) # Yes, the demo A Dying out Ecstasy/demo/1998 [Dra] A Cave Full of Bats/MCD/1999 [Dra] French-Southern Black Metal War/MC/1999 [SP] (split with Evil) Under the Reign of Terror and Tyranny/demo/1999 # Live Reborn of the Dormant Fiancée/demo/2000 <split with Inferno>/7"/2001 [Sombre] Darkness Unfold the Sky/7"/2001 [EAL] (split with Goatfire) Celtic Frost: Switzerland 1984-1993, before that as Hellhammer # Strictly speaking never Black Metal which they never hesitate to point # out. From 1987 and onwards real far from Black Metal in all senses. # Tom G. Warrior has a new band called Apollyon's Sun. Morbid Tales/EP/1984 [Noise] Emperor's Return/EP/1985 [Noise] # CD includes "Morbid Tales" To Mega Therion/1985 [Noise/Combat] Tragic Serenades/EP/1986 [Noise] # Remixes and re-recordings of earlier songs Into The Pandemonium/1987 [Noise/Combat] I Won't Dance/12"/1987 [Noise] The Collector's Celtic Frost/12"/1987 [Noise] # limited ed. only one song - "In The Chapel, In The Moonlight" cover A Night In The Dark/???? [bootleg] # Live from 1986. Cold Lake/1988 [Noise] # They tried playing glam too Vanity/Nemesis/1990 [Noise] # Yes, there is a '/' in the title Parched With Thirst Am I And Dying/1992 [Noise] # compilation 1984-1992 Live in 1985/1996 [bootleg] (split with Bathory) Centuries of Deception: US 1993-1996 as Myocarditis, 1997- as C.O.D. # Raw and Cold Demo ‘93/demo/1993 Manifestations/demo/1994 Castle of Arges/demo/1995 Religion’s Bane/demo/1995 # The above as Myocarditis Promo/demo/1997 Heic Noenum Pax/MCD/1997 [BFD] # Only some of the copies were hand-numbered (New releases when one and only member gets out of jail) Chained and Desperate: Greece 1990-1992 as Desperatin Death 1992- as C and D # From doom/death to Greek style Black Metal Grieving for the Sun/demo/1994 Oracles of the Netherworld/demo/1996 # Black Metal now # Daemonium MC version has unreleased promo 'Heliopolis' on it Eleven Angels in a Circle/2000 [Hei] Christ Agony: Poland ????- # Slower typical eastern Europe Black Metal # Have gone gothic/industrial Sacronocturn/demo/MCD/1990 [] Epitaph Of Christ/demo/1993 Unholy Union/demo/7"/1993 [] Daemoonseth Act II/demo/1994 Daemoonseth Act II/1995 [Car/Adi] # How is this one related to the demo? Darkside/demo/1995 # Includes a remix of the "Sacronocturn" demo? Moonlight - Act III/1996 [Cac] Unholy Union/MCD/1996 [Fai] # Reissue # Other albums, but no more Black Metal Chthonic (REMOVED) Cirith Gorgor: Netherlands 1993-1994 as Dark Sorceress, 1994- as Cirith Gorgor Mystic Legends.../demo/1997 Onwards to the Spectral Defile/1999 [Osmose] Unveiling the Essence/2001 [Osmose] Cladestine Blaze: Finland ???? # In the Darkthrone Tradition Cladestine Blaze/demo/1997 Fire Burns in our Hearts/1998 [Bm.com/NH] On the Mission/7"/1999 [NH] Night of the Unholy Flames/2000 [NH/EAL] <split with Deathspell Omega>/12"/2001 [NH] Conqueror: Canada 1994-1998 # Fast and Brutal # Not to be confused with the Malasyian band # Members are in Revenge, Axis of Advance, and Blasphemy now Anti-Christ Superiority/demo/1996 Hellstorm of Evil Vengeance/2000 (split with Black Witchery) [Dho] # The Demo with the Slaughter cover replaced with an album track War, Cult, Supremacy/2000 [FMP/DTM/Mer] # Recorded in '97 Corpus Christi: Portugal 1998- Anno Domini/demo/1998 Saeculum Domini/2000 [SDM] <split with Decayed>/7"/2000 [] Corvus Corax (REMOVED) Count De Nocte: Finland 1995 # Previously known as Endoparasites, playing 'fun' death metal ????/demo/???? ????/demo/???? Nos Omnes Una Manet/demo/1995 [Mli] Sorores Nocte Genitae/MCD/1998 [Mli] Countess: Netherlands 1992- # In the Hellhammer school, but with Burzum style vocals Permafrost/demo/1993 The Gospel Of The Horned One/1993 [Thu] The Wolves Awake/demo/1994 Doomed To Live/demo/1994 (live demo) The Return Of The Horned One/1994 [NE] The Wrath Of Satan's Whore/demo/1995 # they may call it "cassette EP", it's still a demo Ad Maiorem Sathanae Gloriam/1995 [NE] The Book Of The Heretic/1996 [NE] Hell's Rock & Roll/MCD/1997 [] # Title track + "Son Of The Dragon", "Dokkum 745", & live version of # "On The Wings Of Azazel" The Shining Swords of Hate/2000 [BW] The Revenge of the Horned One, Part I/2001 [BW] The Revenge of the Horned One, Part II/2002 [Barbarian Wrath] Covenant: Norway 1992-1998 as Covenant, 1998- as The Kovenant From The Storms Of Shadows/demo/1994 In The Times Before The Light/demo/1995 In The Times Before The Light/1996 [Mord] # Not the same as the demo Nexus Polaris/1998 [NB] # Other albums under the name of The Kovenant, but no more Black Metal Cradle Of Filth (REMOVED) Craft: Sweden 1994- Total Eclipse/demo/1999 Total Soul Rape/2000 [Bnd] (Up next: ‘Terror Propaganda’) Crimson Moon: US 1994- Demo 94/demo/1994 Into The Nocturnal Forest/demo/1995 To Embrace The Vampyric Blood/1996 [AP] Under the Serpentine Spell/demo/1999 (New album should be recorded in the near future) Cruachan: Ireland 1992-1997, 1999- # Cruachan is the entrance into the Irish otherworld # Irish folk rock + thrash + black metal. Celtica/demo/1994 Tuatha Na Gael/1995 [NE] # Translation: "The Tribes of the Irish" Promo '97/demo/1997 # Other albums, but no more Black Metal element Crucified Whore: Germany ????- ????/demo/???? Of Dark Ages/MCD/1999 [self] Crucifier: US 1990- # Black/Death - some think it's more grind than Black # Not to be confused with the Crucifer on Wild Rags # Legendary band almost. With Cazz Grant and other members # of the 'Crucifier Brotherhood' (GBK, Brethren, etc.) Humans Are Such Easy Prey/demo/1991 Crown Of Thorns/demo/???? Unparalled Majesty/demo/1992 Unparalled Majesty/7"/1993 [Pagan] By Disgrace Of God/demo/1993 Crucifier/demo/1994 [Pagan] Powerless Against/demo/1994 Trafficking with the Devil/7"/1999 [self] (split with Nunslaughter) The Ninth Year/1999 [self?] # Remastered Demos and Eps (Split 7" with Grand Belial's Key up next) Cruention: France ???? Cruention/MCD/1998 [self] Miaza Noptii/demo/1999 Crux: Czechia 1990- # Members of Root and Denet Rev Smrti/demo/1991 Terrific Warrior/demo/1992 Rev Smrti/2000 [Lev] # Is this the demos? Crux Caelifera: Brazil ????- # Black/Doom Signus Satanae/MCD/2000 [self] Cryogenic: Germany ????- # Lots of keyboards, and Viking themes too # Not to be confused with the Australian band Ignis Occultus in.../demo/1995 Promo '96/demo/1996 Celephais/1998 [Sol] # Or it is 'Celephasis' / and in 2000 ? Cryptic Carnage: Germany ????- Return Of The Damned/demo/1994 The Ancient/demo/???? And Another Kingdom Was Born/1996 [Folter] Rozelowe/1998 [LE] Retrospect 2000/1999 [Ser] Cryptic Wintermoon: Germany 1993- Voyage dans la Lune/demo/1996 Cryptic Wintermoon/MCD/1998 [self] Frankonian Frost/7"/1998 [PT] (split with Lord Astaroth) Official Promo Tape/demo/1998 The Age of Cataclysm/1999 [AM] Cutthroat: Japan 1998- # Members of Sigh and Abigail. Black/Thrash Live Promo '99/demo/1999 Rape, Rape, Rape/2000 [ISO666] (Signed to Baphomet now) Daemonarch (REMOVED) Daemonium: France 1993-1995, then as Akhenaton # The one and only member swears by White Magic Dark Opera Of The Ancient War Spirit/MCD/1994 [Adi] # A Black Metal opera Dai: Czechia 1987-???? # Very much in the ancient Czech/Greek style Dai I./demo/1989 Dai II./demo/1990 Dai III./demo/1992 The Advent/1993 [Mon] Dalmerot's Kingdom: Israel 1992-1996 as Belfagor, 1996- as Dalmerot's Kingdom Eternal Winter Night/demo/1994 # As Belfagor Towards the Black Rose/demo/1997 Hamistorin Hanitzchi/1999 [MDMA] Dark Dominion: Australia ex- The Grand Meeting Bound in Blasphemy/2001 [Bat/Blss] (split with Secratain) Darkempire: Finland 1995- # "Warlust Black Metal" Ar thiao rheibet/demo/1996 Symphonies of Deathcalm Landscapes/demo/1997 Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferi/1998 [self] (split with Darkempire) Calvary/demo/2000 Darken: US ????- Reign from Funeral Thrones/demo/1997 Darken/MCD/1998 [Def] Darkendome: Croatia 1998- Odlazak Hegemona Kopna/demo/2000 Odlazak Hegemona Kopna/MCD/2001 [self] Darkened Nocturn Slaughercult: Germany ????- # Female vocalist The Pest Called Humanity/MCD/1999 [self] Darkening, The: Belgium 1993- # Mostly Death, especially early on - any Black worth mentioning? Silent Souls/demo/1996 Awake/1997 [self] Darkest Oath: Greece ????- # Black/Death, has (or at least had) Magus Vampyr Daoloth Paradise Of The Infernal Torment/7"/1994 [ML] ????/demo/1997 Dark Faith: Spain ????- The Setence of Satan/2000 [WiI] Dark Funeral: Sweden 1993- # Northern style Black Metal. Founding member Blackmoon/Daniel Parland # (no longer in the band) used to be in Necrophobic. # Not to be confused with the Danish synth-band from the early 90s Dark Funeral/MCD/1994 [HS] # Catchy…sounds a bit like Dissection/Unanimated/Necrophobic etc The Secrets Of The Black Arts/1995 [NF] # Fast…sounds somewhat like Immortal Vobiscum Satanas/1998 [NF] Teach Children To Worship Satan/MCD/2000 [NF] # One new track + four covers In the Sign…/2000 [NF/Nec/VC] # Re-release of the MCD with bonustracks Equimanthorn/7"/2001 [bootleg] Diaboli Interium/2001 [No Fashion] Darklord: Australia 1992- # Downtuned Black Metal with keyboards By The Force Of Sacred Magic Rites/MCD/1995 [self] Symphonie Satanikka/2002 [self?] Darkmoon: US 1997- # With the ex-members of Demonic Christ (sans Ms. Duffy) Writhing Glory/demo/1997 Vengeance for Withered Hearts/1998 [self] Seas of Unrest/1999 [MFN] Dark Shades: Germany 1993- Necromancy/demo/1993 Baphomet's Throne/demo/1995 The Forest Whispers My Name/MCD/1997 [self] # Not the most original title now... Hymnen an die Dunkelheit/1999 [self] Darkstorm: Czechia ????- # Not to be confused with the Polish Darkstorm. # With Maniac Butcher members. In Nomine Dark Storm/demo/1994 Black Hordes Of Saaz/7"/1995 [VB] (split with Maniac Butcher) Four Lucan Emperors/demo/1996 Four Lucan Emperors/MCD/1996 [PG] # Yes, the demo Darkstorm: Poland ????- # Typical Polish style # Not to be confused with the Czechs The Forest of Magic Rain/demo/1994 The Past Forgotten/demo/???? The Black Stone/1998 [Bst] Darkthrone: Norway 1986-1987 as Black Death, 1988- as Darkthrone # They started rather Death (the first album is closest to the old # Swedish "Sunlight" Death Metal), then they became fashion northern # style Black Metal; often with an valiant resistance against things # like musical complexity and good production. Thrash Core/demo/1987 # As Black Death Black is Beautiful/demo/1988 # As Black Death Land Of Frost/demo/1988 A New Dimension/demo/1988 # One instrumental track only Thulcandra/demo/1989 Cromlech/demo/1989 Reh. Tape March 1990/demo/1990 # ‘Recorded for Hammy of Peaceville’ Soulside Journey/1991 [PV] # Everything up until this point was Death Metal A Blaze In The Northern Sky/1992 [PV] # A landmark album. Lots of Celtic Frost and Bathory in here. Under A Funeral Moon/1993 [PV] # Simpler and more "peeled off" music Transilvanian Hunger/1994 [PV] # Even simpler... Panzerfaust/1995 [Moon] # Celtic Frost again + some Burzum-like songs Total Death/1996 [Moon] Goatlord/1996 [Moon] # A old recording from 1991, with vocals redone in 1994 The Roots Of Evilness/1997 [bootleg] # A live recording from 1990, 'Thulcandra' and one fake # live track from 1992 True Legends in Black/1997 [bootleg] (split with Mayhem) # 'Thulcandra' again A Night of Unholy Black Metal/1998 [bootleg] # 'UaFM' era rehearsal, live Danish Show from '90, and the 1996 live performance Ravishing Grimness/1999 [Moon] Thulcandra/7"/1999 [bootleg] # Right, the demo Preparing for War/2000 [PV] # A Compilation from the Peaceville years + demo/live tracks <split with Isengard>/demo/2000 # Bootleg of the ‘Cromlech’ demo Darkthrone/12"/2001 [bootleg] # ‘Land of Frost’, ‘Cromlech’, ‘Thulcandra’ demos + ’99 rehearsal track Plagueweilder/2001 [Moonfog] Darkwoods My Betrothed: Finland 1993-1994 as Virgin's Cunt, 1994- as DMB # Atmospheric Black Metal. Or is that Viking Metal? Reborn In Promethean Flame/demo/1993 # As Virgin's Cunt. In these days thay had more of an oldstyle sound Dark Aureoles Gathering/demo/1994 # Sold first as a Virgin's Cunt and later as a Darkwoods My Betrothed demo Heirs Of The Northstar/1995 [Ham1] Autumn Roars Thunder/1996 [Sol] # Slower with lots of clean vocals Witch-Hunts/1998 [SF] Dark Aureoles Gathering/2000 [Cry] # The two demos Darzamat: Poland 1995- # Project of past and current Mastiphal members - symphonic stuff # and raw Black Metal In The Flames Of Black Art/1997 [Fai/Dis] In the Opium of Black Veil/1998 Seven Golden Fires/2CD/1999 [Fai/Dis] # 2CD with "In The Flames Of Black Art" and "In the Opium of # Black Veil". Dawn: Sweden 1991- # The earlier stuff was more Death-ish, later they went towards the # Swedish melodic Black/Death style. # Not to be confused with the German Death/grind band Demo 1/demo/1992 # Grindcore? Never very officially released. Apparition/demo/1992 # Death Metal The Eternal Frost/1993 [Bell] (split with Pyphomgertum) # The Dawn tracks equal the "Apparition" demo Naer Solen Gar Nider For Evogher/1995 [Nec/Dis] # Translation: "When the sun goes down forever" (in arcaic Swedish) # The Displeased version has one bonus track Sorgh Pa Svarte Vingar Flogh/MCD/1996 [Nec] # Translation: "Sorrow flew on black wings" (in arcaic Swedish) # The promos for this MCD had the title "Sorgen Flög På Svarta Vingar" # which is the modern Swedish equivalent. Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)/1998 [Nec] Dawnfall: Germany ????-1995 Mysterical Darkness/demo/1993 Dominance Of Darkness/1994 [NE] # Baaad sound quality. ('Drei Räume' from '94 will probably never be released) Dead Christ: Britain 1990-???? Demo #1/demo/1991 The Mortuary Mass/demo/1991 Lex Talionis/demo/1992 Satan's Hunger/7"/1993 [ML] Death Dies: Italy ???? When the Death Died/1998 [Maggot] (split with Satanel) The Art of Domination/7"/1999 [Maggot] Deathspell Omega: France ????- Disciples of the Ultimate Void/demo/1999 Infernal Battles/12"/2000 [NH] # New tracks + the demo <Split with Moonblood>/12"/2001 [EAL] <Split with Clandestine Blaze>/12"/2001 [NH] Death Yell: Chile 1988-1989 as Pestilence, 1989-1992 as Death Yell Vengeance From Darkness/demo/1990 <split with Beherit>/7"/1991 [Turbo] Morbid Rites/7"/1992 [SDr] # Tracks from the demo Deathwitch: Sweden 1995- # With Sacramentum members & ex-Dissection bassist. German 80's style. Triumphant Devastation/1996 [Nec/Des] Dawn Of Armageddon/1997 [Nec/Des] The Ultimate Death/1998 [Nec] Monumental Mutilation/1999 [Nec] Decameron (REMOVED) Decayed: Portugal 1991- ...Thus Revealed/demo/1992 Nocturnal Froyeurs/demo/1993 The Seven Seals/7"/1993 [Dark] The Conjuration Of The Southern Circle/1994 [Mona] In Lustful Mayhem/1995 [Sky] # Some new songs, the 7" tracks remastered, and Sodom and Venom covers Ressurectionem Mortuorum/1996 [Sky] # Now with a drum machine Behold the Wrath/7"/1997 [self] A Sacrifice to Darkness/1998 [self] (split with Alastor) The Book of Darkness/1999 [Dra] # Finally released! French Attack/demo/2000 Live-9-9-99/demo/1999 Ataque Infernal/demo/2000 Decadencia Christii/7"/2000 [Hibe] (split with Corpus Christii) The Bulldozer Armaggedon V.II/7"/2001 [Wld] (split with Abigail) (Nockthurnaal/2001 [Drakkar] ('The Conjuration...' CD will be re-released in 2001) December Moon: England 1992- # Includes drummer Was (The Blood Divine, ex-Extreme Noise Terror, # ex-Cradle Of Filth even) and bassist Rob Eaglestone (Cradle Of Filth) The Source Of Origin/1996 [SF] December Wolves: US 1994- # From Satyricon clones to fast Black/Thrash Wolftread/demo/1994 'Til Ten Years/1996 [Ham1] We Are Everywhere/MCD/1997 [self] # "We Are Everywhere"/"...Not With Tainted Blood" Completely Dehumanized/1998 [WW] Blasterpiece Theatre/2002 [Wicked World] Defacer: Brazil ???? # Typical Southern Black Metal Nocturnal Mysteries/1998 [SSp] Deinonychous: Netherlands 1992- # Raw Black/Doom Promo 93/demo/1993 Promo 94/demo/1994 The Silence of December/1995 [Cac] The Weeping of A Thousand Years/1996 [Cac] After The Rain Falls...An Empty Sky Remains/1996 [Gtl] # The 1993 demo Ark of Thought/1997 [Sup] # A more gothic approach here Deinoychous/2000 [AM] Deiseal: France ???? # Deiseal is an Irish word meaning 'clockwise' basically # Gothic style Black, with some Greek touches, but not very good. Abbyssus Abbyssum Incovat/MCD/1998 [BCy] Demogorgon: Greece ????- # Legion of Doom side project # Some songs are Black Metal, some ambient like Lycaon Pictus/demo/1995 The Horned Moon/7"/1996 [MP] (full length in future on Sub Terra/Hybervolea?) Demoncy: US 1988- # Death gone Black... Impure Blessings (Dark Angel Of The Four Wings)/demo/1991 # One song rehearsal demo # This was Death Metal Demo '91/demo/1991 # Not official Joined In Darkness/demo/1992 Faustian Dawn/demo/1993 # Sounds like Beherit Hypocrisy Of The Accursed Heavens/demo/1994 Ascension Of A Star Long Since Fallen/demo/1995 Faustian Dawn/1995 [Dam/SIBD] # The demo "Faustian Dawn" + "Impure Blessings ..." Commencement of The Dark Crusades/demo/1996 Within The Sylvan Realms of Frost/1999 [Dam/SIID] # The two demos from '94/95 and an unreleased album from '96 Joined in Darkness/1999 [Baph] # A '95 recording + the unreleased '96 7" 'The Dawn of Eternal Damnation' (full-length waiting to be released: 'Thy Eternal Winter Shall Never Fade') Demoniac: England/New Zealand 1993- # Not to be confused with e.g. the German Demoniac (now Moonblood) # New Zealanders moved to England Rehearsal/demo/1993 The Birth of Diabolical Blood/demo/1994 Moonblood/7"/1994 [UB] Prepare For War/1995 [EO] Stormblade/1997 [EO] # See, another band that went oldschool Demons of the Night/7"/1999 [Osmose] Fire and Wind/1999 [Osmose] Demonic: Norway 1994- # Modern Nordic Black Metal. A little like Emperor perhaps (before Emperor # went too "sophisticated")? Nær Mørkret Faller/demo/1994 # This reminds me of Burzum actually Lead Us Into Darkness/MCD/1995 [Nec] # The demo + one more song <split with Funeral Winds>/12"/1996 [bootleg] # The demo The Empire Of Agony/1997 [Nec] # Much faster Demonic Christ: US ????- # Black/Death, being more Death early on? # With ex-Profanatica member and Dana Duffy (ex-Mythic). # Now a one-woman band, as the members broke into Darkmoon. Decieving The Heavens/demo/1994 Promo 95/demo/1995 Punishment For Ignorance/1995 [Mori/MG] Promo '96/demo/1996 Demonic Battle Metal/1999 [Cry] # All of the demo material We Have Risen/12"/2001 [Pain] # The first demo + some recent material Demon Realm: Denmark 1996- # Fast and brutal Burning the Angel's Wings/demo/1996 Upon the Altar of Darkness/demo/1998 # Chanteloup Creations re-released it with live tracks Of Chaos, Damnation, and Eternal War/demo/1999 Awaiting the Glorious Damnation of Mankind/7"/2000 [Dae] # Split with Axis of Advance, F.R.O.S.T and Garwall (Split 7" with Unpure and full-length in 2001) Denial of God: Denmark 1991- # They call themselves "Black Horor Metal" # Black Metal with some death metal touches, actually. Oscularium Infame/demo/1992 The Dawn of Aemieaz/demo/1993 The Statues Are Watching/7"/1995 [Maggot] The Ghouls Of DOG/MCD/1996 [DT] Klabautermanden/MCD/1999 [Ham2] The Curse of the Witch/7"/1999 [Sombre] # An unreleased demo from '97 The Ghouls of DOG/10"/1999 [Ham2] # Straight-up re-release on picture disc The Ghouls of DOG/12"/1999 [Horror] # Re-released again? The Crypt/7"/2000 [VB] (Warlord Records will release a new album soon) Der Gerwelt: Russia ????- Nordlich Sturm/demo/1998 Revelation/demo/1998 Revelation 666/2000 [Mha] (split with Nargathrond) Desaster: Germany 1988-1990, 1992- # Retro stuff, but with modern touches. The Fog Of Avalon/demo/???? Lost In The Ages/demo/1994? Hill Of A Thousand Souls/7"/1995 [Mer] (split with Ungod) A Touch Of Medieval Darkness/1996 [Mer] Stormbringer/MCD/1997 [Mer] Hellfire's Dominion/1999 [Mer] Ten Years of Total Desaster/2x12"/1999 [Mer] # Collection of demo/unreleased tracks In League with Pentacle/10"/2000 [Iron] (Split with Pentacle) Tyrants of the Netherworld/2000 [Iron] (Some sort of a 7" up next) Desastrious: US- ???? # Raw with distorted vocals here and there Necroanal Ceremonium/demo/1997 Loekr Inn Niflheim/1998 [Dest] # Norwegian lyrics now? Destroyer 666: Australia 1994- # With ex-Bestial Warlust member. Oldstyle! Six Songs With The Devil/demo/1995 Violence Is The Prince Of This World/1996 [MI] # The LP verson has one bonus track from the demo Unchain The Wolves/1997 [MI] Satanic Speed Metal/7"/1998 [Mer] Phoenix Rising/2000 [SOM] Six Songs with the Devil/12"/2000 [Dam] # Yep, the demo King of Kings-Lord of the Wild/7"/2000 [Aoff] Cold Seed... For An Iron Age/2002 [Season of Mist] Destruction (REMOVED) Det Hedenske Folk: Norway 1993- # Sounds very much like Immortal # And it has Abbath on drums! True Northern/demo/1996 <split with Abyssic Hate>/1997 [Blss/MI] # The demo, but re-mastered Det Hedenske Folk/12"/2000 [NC] Deteriorate: US 1992-1997 # A Death band turned Black Deteriorate/demo/1992 Rotting In Hell/1993 [JLA] Gathering the Nubbish/demo/1995 # These were death. The Senectuous Entrance/1996 [Pul] # With 'Gattering the Nubbish' as a bonus Deviant: France ????- <split with Mysteriis>/demo/???? SPK Kommandos: We Hope you Die/7"/2001 [Spike] # Split with Antaeus, Eternal Majesty, and Hell Militia Deviser: Greece 1989-2000 # The pre-7" demos are doom/death Forbidden Knowledge/demo/1990 Psychic Cmpletion/demo/1990 Into His Unknown/demo/1993 The Revelation Of Mysteries/7"/1994 [TE] Thy Blackest Love/demo/1996 Unspeakable Cults/1996 [Mascot] Transmissions to Chaos/1998 [Mascot/TM] Diaboli: Finland 1992-1995 as Silgium Diaboli, 1995- as Diaboli # Raw Black Metal. Decent into Hell/demo/1992 # As Silgium Diaboli and Death Metal Demo II/demo/1994 # As Silgium Diaboli and Black Metal Mesmerized By Darkness/1996 [Uni] Towards Damnation/1997 [FMP] Anthems of Sorrow/2000 [FMP] Diabolical: Paraguay 1994- # Do not confuse with the Swedish band ????/demo/1995 ????/demo/1996 Dominus Infernal/2000 [Icarus] Diabolical Masquerade: Sweden ????- # Blackheim of Katatonia, mostly on his own Promo '93/demo/1993 Ravendusk In My Heart/1996 [Adi] # Drum machine backing up here... The Phantom Lodge/1997 [Adi] Nightwork/1998 [AG] # With Dan Swano on drums Death’s Design/2001 [AG] Diabolicum: Sweden 1994-1999 as Imperial, 1999- as Diabolicum # Another band with Setherial members... Mori Voluntari/demo/1994 The Imperial Darkness/demo/1996 De Fördömdas Legion/demo/1997 # All three demos as Imperial The Grandeur of Hell (Soli Satanae Gloriam)/1999 [Nap2] The Misanthropic Ceremonies/7"/2001 [Spike] (split with Watain) Dark Blood Rising (The Hatecrowned Retaliation)/2001 [Code 666] The Killing Spree/2001 [Code 666] Diabolique: Netherlands 1994-1995 as Winterlord, 1995-1999 as Diabolique # Not the Swedish band on Black Sun Records. Black Blood/demo/1994 # As Winterlord Nocturnal Breeze/1998 [Darkfield] Diabolos Rising (REMOVED) Diaohki: Georgia ????- Pagan Wars/demo/???? To Raise the Iron Throne/2000 [self] Dies Ater: Germany 1994- Rabenflug/demo/1996 Reign of Tempests/1999 [Mord] Through Weird Woods/2000 [LE] Dimentum: Finland 1996- Cursing the Followers of the Weak/demo/1997 Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferi/1998 [self] (split with Darkempire) To Shatter the Chosen/demo/2000 Dimmu Borgir (REMOVED) Disharmony: Greece 1991-1993, then as The Renaissance Dance Day of Doom/demo/1991 Angels Lament/demo/1992 Promo 93/demo/1993 The Gate Of Deeper Sleep/7"/1993 [ML] Dismal: Italy 1996- # With ex-Mortuary Drape members Our Sad Saga/demo/1996 Our Sad Saga/1997 [Nau] # The demo The Holy Prayer of Shatephy to the Mighty Blazing Ice-Sword/demo/1997 Fiaba Lacrimevole: Like A Red Bleeding Rose In A Glacial Desert/1998 [PM] Dismal Euphony: Norway ????- # Black/Viking/Folk/what? Hulder Metal. Spellbound/demo/???? Spellbound/MCD/1996 [Nap2] # There is no title printed anywere (like with Enslaved's second album) # so this might be mistaken for a self-titled release Soria Moria Slott/1996 [Nap2] # A limited edition version has bonus track and different artwork Autumn Leaves: The Rebellion Of Tides/1997 [Nap2] All Little Devils/1999 [NB] Python Zero/2001 [] Dissection: Sweden 1989-1998 # Not to be confused with the Canadian ancient Death Metal band or Lithuanian # band, or the German ex-Dissection, now Tsatthoggua. # This is very melodic but not mellow stuff. Plenty of old Heavy Metal # influences. The band calls it Death Metal but do not object too much # if you say it's Black # Hot news: Jon has been arrested for murder, and jailed. The Grief Prophecy/demo/1990 Into Infinite Obscurity/7"/1992 [CG] The Somberlain/demo/1992 # Not the same as the album (only 3 songs) The Somberlain/1993 [NF/Victor] # Victor (Japan) release has extra tracks Promo/demo/???? Storm Of The Light's Bane/1995 [NB] # Japan release has extra tracks Where Dead Angels Lie/MCD/1996 [NB/Rlps] # Shaped CD! "Where Dead Angels Lie" (album & WAR compilation versions), # "Elisabeth Bathori" (Tormentor cover), "Anticrist" (Slayer cover), # "Feathers Fell" (from SoTLB Japan release), "Son Of Mourning" (from # "The Somberlain" Japan release) The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief)/1997 [Nec] # Old stuff: The 1992 7" and demo, one song from the "The Grief Prophecy" # demo and two other ancient tracks. <split with Immortal>/7"/1999 [bootleg] (Jon apparently has a guitar in his cell and is composing) Dissimulation: Lithuania 1996- Juodo Menulio Pasveikinta/demo/1997 Miglose.../demo/2000 Miglose.../7"/2000 [LT] # Same as the demo Dominion Caligula: Sweden ????- # Dark Funeral members Unofficial Demo/demo/???? A New Era Rises/2000 [NF] Doomstone: US 1989- # Black/Death/Doom, with King Fowley of Deceased. Possessed Cemetaries/demo/1991 Promo 93/demo/1993 Promo 94/demo/1994 Rosemary's Baby/7"/1994 [PS] For Those Who Satan Hath Joined/1994 [Nos/RS] Satanvoid/1998 [Triad] (new album "Church Of Nightmares" soon on Conquistador) Dornenreich: Austria ????- Mein Flügelschlag/demo/1996 Nicht Um Zu Sterben/1997 [CCP] Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen/1999 [CCP] # Translated: "It's Bitter To Serve Death" Her von welken Nächten/2001 [Pro] Doxomedon: Singapore ex-Libation, 1994-1998 as Itnos, 1998- as Doxomedon Christ Mary Bitch/7"/1994 [SCr] # As Itnos Hymenio Promomancy/demo/1996 # As Itnos Evanesce/MCD/1999 [DAz] Draconis: US 1995-1999 Draconis/demo/1996 Overlords of the Greying Dawn/demo/1997 Overlords of the Greying Dawn/1998 [DR] # Not the same as the demo The Highest of All Dark Powers/MCD/1999 [GD] Drautran: Germany ????- Unter der Banner der Nordwinde/2000 [self] Dunkelgrafen: Germany ????- Dunkelgrafen/demo/???? <split with Eternity>/7"/1997 [] Im Schatten der Ewigkeit/1998 [LE] Baphomet's Aeon/1999 [LE] Triumph Des Fleisches/2001 [ ] Dødheimsgard: Norway ????- # From Darkthrone style to industrial/avantgarde # Dødheimsgard means 'the realm of death', basically Promo/demo/1994 # Rehearsal Kronet Til Konge/1995 [Mal] # With Fenriz on bass Promo 95/demo/1995 Monumental Possessions/1996 [Mal] Satanic Art/MCD/1998 [Moon] # Other album, but no more Black Metal Suite -->