Favourite Black Metal albums

[Hubster]

Mar de Grises - The Tatterdemalion Express (Black doom but i think it can count)

What the... ?

Thats like posting Solstice in this thread!

 

[derbeder]

darkthrone - transylvanian hunger
leviathan -tentacles of whorror
enslaved - ruun
dodheimsgard - 666 international
burzum - filosofem (first 4 songs only)

 

[Scope]

Emperor - In t...
It's pretty aweseom.
Deathspell Omega - Si M...
Hard hitting stuff...
Weakling - Dead a...
Epic and brodying.

 

[Netheral]

Mayhem - Grand Declaration of War
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger (hehe)
Shining - Angst (my highest recommendations.....though Kvarforth is really sick)
Emperor - IX Equilibrium

 

[narcoleptic haze]

but most black metal is pretty terrible, so can you fault them entirely? i say not.

Thank you, sir.

It just takes a while to get your head around, that's all.

I'm getting there...

 

[Hypnos]

some of these might not be entirely black metal, but i don't care:

Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame
Ulver - Bergtatt
In The Woods... -Heart Of The Ages
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Mörk Gryning - Tusen Ar Har Gatt
Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
Enslaved - Eld
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Master's Hammer - Ritual
Lunar Aurora - Elixir Of Sorrow
Secrets Of The Moon - Carved In Stigmata Wounds
Nocte Obducta - Taverne
Ophthalamia - Via Dolorosa
Dark Funeral - Secrets Of The Black Arts
Nargaroth - Herbstleyd
Nagelfar - Srrontgorrth
egurã Bunget - 'n Crugu Bradului
Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork
Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia

 

[BloodSword]

1( Drudkh--Blood in our Wells and Autumn Aurora--often repetitive, but correlates a sublime atmosphere and emotion.2) Enslaved--Below the Lights and RUUN--master musicians and brilliant songwriting, love the guitar work of Arve Isdal. 3) Nokturnal Mortum--Lunar Poetry--creative and emotional songwriting, for a demo, well-played.4( Immortal--At the Heart of Winter--Blackened Thrash, crushing guitar work and excellent drumming. Production of Peter Tagtgren, puts this album over the top.5( Wolves in the Throne Room--12 Stars of the Diadem--most emotive and tortured vocals I've ever heard. A misanthropic soundscape of nature against man. Also crushing guitar.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Thorns-Thorns/ I enjoyed this album because its like a space journey to hell, and Hellhammer plays drumms. The new album is going to be out this year but without Hellhammer this time.

http://www.thorns.no/

 

[Hubster]

Production of Peter Tagtgren, puts this album over the top

I love his production style - see what he did to Blodhemn and Mardraum, its like chainsaws on your ears. He is an excellent guy to have producing a Black Metal record imo.

Such a cold and aggressive output, its just great.

 

[naboo]

Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
This album is just genius.

Immortal - At The Heart of Winter
Not really pure black metal, but these are some of the best riffs/songs ever written.

Ulver - Bergtatt
The combination of folk and metal is flawless in this release. I don't really know why I love it so much... I just do.

Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Probably my least favorite out of these, but there's just something great about this record.

I just got a bunch of black metal records in the mail, and I have a feeling Enslaved's "Eld," and Drudkh's "Autumn Aurora" are going to find themselves on my list very soon.

 

[Stormwatch]

Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky. It's the first BM album I really sat and listened to long enough to get into it. I fucking love it, the songwriting is impeccable.

Akercocke - Choronzon and WTGU, DTGU although they're becoming more DM with every album, they're a fantastic band.

Enslaved - Most of their stuff is great, Eld, Below the Lights being my two favourites. Frost is a shit album for some reason though, I fucking hate it.

Kampfar - Kvass. I found this quite easy to get into, it's a strong new album from them and well worth a listen especially if you enjoy Enslaved.

The Meads of Asphodel - Not really BM, fuck knows HOW they'd be classified! I like their albums though, some good shit on there.

Marduk - Plague Angel. Again some people wouldn't class them as BM and they get a lot of insults for some reason. I like them and this is a good album.



I'm more of a DM man, as you can probably tell from my choices here.

 

[Pethical]

The Meads of Asphodel

Crusade metal?

 

[neilyoungfan]

Leviathan - Tentacles of Whorror
Xasthur - A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors
Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires Circvmspice
Nargaroth - Black Metal ist Krieg
Gorgoroth - Twilight of the Idols

 

[Godhead's Lament]

Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus
Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium
Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
Graveworm - I-The Machine
Naglfar - Sheol
Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos
Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
Venom - Metal Black

 

[Pethical]

Gorgoroth - Twilight of the Idols

This album rules, but is SO fucking short! 32 mins, including 5+ mins of outro. i felt so unsatisfied

 

[saut]

i'm just starting to get a little bit into black metal (way too much shit to wade through), but thanks to the following albums, i can say i at least i like some:

weakling - dead as dreams
wolves in the throne room - diadem of 12 stars
enslaved - frost (well there's no doubt i prefer their later stuff, but there's no arguing that frost isnt black metal. i think you could argue that ruun, isa, btl, etc are not black metal)
ulver - bergtatt

 

[FUBAR]

Diabolical Masquarade - Ravendusk in my Heart
Emperor - Anthems...
Borknagar - Empiricism
Summoning - Stronghold
Bathory - Blood fire death
Enslaved - below the lights
Ulver - Burgerratt

 

[BloodSword]

weakling - dead as dreams
enslaved - ruun
nortt - ligfaerd
abigor - opus IV
ulver - bergtatt

Surprised to hear NFU likes that tired old Satanist conceptuke: Specifically, Nortt and Abigor. Are you serious, man?

 

[saut]

hey you're from pittsburgh too, cool.

 

[arzachel]

Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus
Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium
Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane
Graveworm - I-The Machine
Naglfar - Sheol
Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos
Satyricon - Nemesis Divina
Venom - Black Metal

fixed your mistake on the last album tbch.