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• Abaddon Incarnate
  Abaddon Incarnate
  Abaddon Incarnate are an Irish blackened deathgrind band.-History:Abaddon Incarnate was formed in Dublin in 1991, playing fast death metal with grindcore elements. Under the name Bereaved the band released two demo cassette tapes, Signs of Death in 1992 and Tortured Souls in 1994...
  
  
• Abigail Williams
  Abigail Williams (band)
  Abigail Williams is an American metal band, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, but now based in Los Angeles. Formed in 2004, the group would suffer constant changes to their line-up...
  
  
• Abigor
  Abigor
  Abigor is an Austrian black metal band formed in 1993.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by P.K. and T.T. After the release of several demos, original vocalist Tharen left the band and was replaced by Silenius, who recorded vocals for all Abigor releases until the recording of Channeling the...
  
  
• Abominator
  Abominator
  Abominator is an Australian black/death metal band formed in Melbourne, Australia 1994. Their lyrics commonly deal with war and spirituality. They have been compared to Angelcorpse and Morbid Angel.-History:...
  
  
• Aborym
  Aborym
  Aborym is an Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band, initially hailing from Taranto, Apulia, in Italy. The band has described their music as "alien-black-hard/industrial", whilst Allmusic described them as playing "a truly original brand of futuristic black metal [with] jagged samples,...
  
  
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• Absurd
  Absurd (band)
  Absurd is one of the best-known black metal and pagan metal bands in Germany, classified as right-wing extremist by the Thuringian Landesbehörde für Verfassungsschutz....
  
  
• Abruptum
  Abruptum
  Abruptum was a black metal and dark ambient band from Sweden formed in 1989 by IT , All , and Ext. IT had already planned to create the band in 1987, but it wasn't until 1990 that he found the right members to do it. The same year, they recorded their first two demos. After the release of the...
  
  
• Abysmal Dawn
  Abysmal Dawn
  Abysmal Dawn is an American death metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their latest album, Leveling The Plane Of Existence, was released in 2011.-Band history:...
  
  
• Acheron
  Acheron (band)
  Acheron are an American black/death band, originally based in Florida.-History:Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley , Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and anti-Christian in content. Early albums featured interludes by Peter H. Gilmore...
  
  
• Admonish
  Admonish (band)
  Admonish is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994. They were one of the first bands in the Christian black metal movement and the first Christian black metal group in Sweden. While the band did not release anything until 2005, the magazine Metal Hammer called Admonish "One of the leading...
  
  
• Adorned Brood
  Adorned Brood
  Adorned Brood is a folk black metal band from Neuss, Germany.- History :After the foundation in 1993, Adorned Brood recorded two demo tape. They signed a contract to German music label Folter Records. They recorded their first studio album Hiltia in 1996. They recorded a new album, called Wigand,...
  
  
• Aes Dana
  Aes Dana (band)
  Aes Dana is a French Celtic black metal band, based in Paris. The name of the band is Old Irish for "people of the arts".The band mix black metal features like growling vocals or heavy guitar sound with traditional Celtic instruments like Irish flute or Bombard.These characteristics, coming from...
  
  
• Aeternus
  Aeternus
  Aeternus is a death metal band from Bergen, Norway.-Biography:Aeternus formed in 1993 as a trio, composed of Ares, Erik Vrolok, and Morrigan. They released their debut album, Beyond the Wandering Moon, in 1997 on Hammerheart Records , and toured that year with black metal bands Emperor and Limbonic...
  
  
• Agalloch
  Agalloch
  Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
  
  
• Agathodaimon
  Agathodaimon (band)
  Agathodaimon is a gothic/melodic black metal band from Mainz, Germany.-Biography:The band began in September 1995, when guitarist Sathonys and drummer Matthias got together to assemble a dominant death metal band with harmonic arrangements . They put adverts in several music magazines in the hopes...
  
  
• Ajattara
  Ajattara (band)
  Ajattara is a five-piece atmospheric black metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They formed in 1996 and are still active. They are signed to Spinefarm Records and have released six albums, their most recent being Murhat, which was released in early 2011....
  
  
• Akercocke
  Akercocke
  Akercocke is an English progressive blackened death metal band from London, England. They take their name from a talking monkey in Robert Nye's interpretation of the Faust-legend, and are notable for their heavily Satanic and sexual lyrical content....
  
  
• Alastis
  Alastis
  -History:The initial line-up was War D. on guitar, Zumof on vocals, Acronoise on drums, and Masmiseim on bass. Masmiseim left early on to join Samael, with Zumof departing soon after...
  
  
• Alcest
  Alcest
  Alcest is a musical project born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France. It began in 2000 with three members – Neige, Aegnor and Argoth. This band released a demo of black metal songs in 2001. Shortly after, Aegnor and Argoth left the band, leaving Neige as the sole member...
  
  
• Allfader
  Allfader
  Allfader is a Norwegian blackened death metal band from the town of Mo i Rana in the north of the country. They are currently signed to French record label Osmose Productions...
  
  
• The Amenta
  The Amenta
  -History:The band originally formed in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales in 1997 as Crucible of Agony. They initially played black metal and released two demos in 1999 under the name...
  
  
• Amesoeurs
  Amesoeurs
  Amesoeurs was a French post-punk/black metal band formed in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France in Summer 2004 by guitarist/vocalist Neige of Alcest fame, and by bassist/singer Audrey Sylvain and guitarist Fursy Teyssier with the purpose of creating a music that reflects the dark side of the industrial era...
  
  
• Amestigon
  Amestigon
  Amestigon is one of Austria's oldest black metal bands. It was founded in 1993 by Tharen and Thurisaz. Both had been a part of the black metal band Abigor and members of this band still contribute as guest musicians on recordings on Amestigon releases.- History :The band began by recording two...
  
  
• Anaal Nathrakh
  Anaal Nathrakh
  Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
  
  
• Ancient
  Ancient (band)
  Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Eidsvåg, Nesset, formed in 1992. The band has released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
  
  
• Ancient Rites
  Ancient Rites
  Ancient Rites is a Flemish black metal band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black...
  
  
• ...And Oceans
  ...And Oceans
  Havoc Unit, formerly known as ...and Oceans, is an industrial black metal band from Finland. It was formed in 1989 as a death metal outfit called Festerday, but soon changed its style to symphonic black metal. It released its first album as ...and Oceans in 1998, and in the following years it...
  
  
• Angelcorpse
  Angelcorpse
  Angelcorpse was a blackened death metal band born on the ashes of Pete Helmkamp's previous band, Order from Chaos, originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and relocated to Tampa, Florida. They formed in 1995, with a line-up of Helmkamp, guitarist Gene Palubicki, and drummer John Longstreth, and...
  
  
• Angizia
  Angizia
  Angizia is an avant-garde gothic/folk metal band formed in Austria in 1994 by Michael Haas .- Studio albums :* Die Kemenaten scharlachroter Lichter * Das Tagebuch der Hanna Anikin...
  
  
• Anorexia Nervosa
  Anorexia Nervosa (band)
  Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band that started as an industrial metal act from Limoges, France. The band was formed in 1995 and was active for ten years thereafter...
  
  
• Ansur
  Ansur
  Ansur is a progressive extreme metal trio from Drammen, Norway with elements from both black and death metal, and 70s progressive rock as well as other genres.Ansur is originally the name of a Norse/Viking rune...
  
  
• Antaeus
  Antaeus (band)
  Antaeus is a French black metal band formed in 1993 offering eerie ambient and chaotic black metal.The group's slogan is "Anti God, Anti Music, Anti You". Their debut album, Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan, was a collection of re-recorded demo tracks...
  
  
• Antestor
  Antestor
  Antestor is an extreme metal band formed in 1990 in Jessheim, Norway. Credited for starting the whole northern European Christian extreme metal scene, Antestor is the only Christian band to have an album released by Cacophonous Records, which has also released records by bands such as Dimmu Borgir,...
  
  
• Apostasy
  Apostasy (band)
  -History:The original lineup from 2000 consisted of Håkan Björklund and Mathias Edin of Kramfors, Sweden. They recruited Mattias' brother Fredric Edin on vocals and bass, and Lars Engström on guitar...
  
  
• Arallu
  Arallu
  Arallu is an Israeli extreme metal band. As one of the members of the Jerusalem extreme metal scene, Arallu has "thrived off the seeming contradiction of its location within a 'holy' city."-Biography:...
  
  
• Archgoat
  Archgoat
  Archgoat is a black metal group that formed in Finland in 1989. There are three band members: Angelslayer , Ritual Butcherer and Blood Desecrator . Their first demo, Jesus Spawn, was released in 1992...
  
  
• Arckanum
  Arckanum
  Arckanum is a Swedish black metal project formed in 1993 by Johan "Shamaatae" Lahger, who is the only constant member. Shamaatae is also an author of occult literature. His first published work titled PANPARADOX was released the 13th of July 2009 and is published by Ixaxaar...
  
  
• Arcturus
  Arcturus (band)
  Arcturus is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987. They named it Arcturus , after the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.-Biography:The band has released four official full-length albums...
  
  
• Arkhon Infaustus
  Arkhon Infaustus
  Arkhon Infaustus is a blackened death metal band from Paris, France. They formed in 1997, are signed to Osmose Productions, and have released four albums to date.-Brief History:...
  
  
• Armagedda
  Armagedda
  Armagedda was a Swedish black metal band that was founded in 1999.As of 2004 the band has split-up.- History :Armagedda was created in the mind of A in early 2000, but then went by the name Volkermord. Their idea was to create some spiritual disease through music that would infect and destroy human...
  
  
• Artefact
  Artefact (band)
  Artefact was a black metal band from Nice, France. According to the band itself, its name is taken from the medieval fantasy universe, and evokes a magical item....
  
  
• Arthemesia
  Arthemesia
  Arthemesia was a Finnish black metal/melodic black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from Artemisia absinthium, Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities...
  
  
• Arvas
  Arvas
  Arvas, formerly known as Örth, is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Bergen in 1993 as a one-man project by vocalist and guitarist Vassago Rex . In Summer 1996, Borknagar drummer Grim and Gorgoroth bassist Ares joined the band. They recorded an album in Winter 1996, titled Nocturno Inferno,...
  
  
• Asgaroth
  Asgaroth
  Asgaroth was a black metal band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1995. It started as a one man-project by Lord Lupus. Their international attention increased after their second album release, Red Shift, through Peaceville.-Peaceville Records:...
  
  
• Ásmegin
  Ásmegin
  Ásmegin is a Norwegian folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian...
  
  
• Asmodeus
  Asmodeus (band)
  Asmodeus is an Austrian black metal band founded in 1996.- Biography :Tyr and Desdemon began the band as a project called Diabolus. After the first permanent line up was assembled, the name was changed to Asmodeus....
  
  
• Astarte
  Astarte (band)
  Astarte is an all-female black metal band from Athens, Greece, named after the goddess Astarte.-History:Astarte first formed under the name Lloth in September 1995 at Elefsina, Attica. The original line-up included Maria Kolokouri , a.k.a. Tristessa , Nemesis , and Kinthia...
  
  
• Astrofaes
  Astrofaes
  Astrofaes, a Ukrainian black metal band from the town of Kharkiv, first came in to being in 1996 as a project between Thurios and Khorus...
  
  
• Aura Noir
  Aura Noir
  Aura Noir is a black metal/thrash metal band from Oslo, Norway. Aura Noir is heavily influenced by early thrash bands such as Slayer, Sodom and Kreator, to the latter they have also dedicated some of their songs...
  
  
• Aurora Borealis
  Aurora Borealis (band)
  Aurora Borealis is an American black metal band from Waldorf, Maryland. The band was founded by guitarist Ron Vento and drummer Tony Laureano in 1994...
  
  
• Averse Sefira
  Averse Sefira
  - Biography :Averse Sefira was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Sanguine Mapsama and bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus. Their demo, Blasphomet Sin Abset, was released later that year. It featured a drum machine in lieu of a live drummer...
  
  
• Axis of Advance
  Axis of Advance
  Axis of Advance was a death metal band from Canada that formed in 1998 and dissolved in 2008. The band was formerly known as Sacramentary Abolishment, until drummer Paulus Kressman left the band...
  
  
• The Axis of Perdition
  The Axis of Perdition
  The Axis of Perdition is a British industrial black metal band, from Middlesbrough. They are signed to Code666 Records.The band rose from the ashes of Minethorn and consists of Tetsuo Unit BRJ and Test Subject MGB The Axis of Perdition is a British industrial black metal band, from Middlesbrough....
  
  
• Azaghal
  Azaghal (band)
  Azaghal is a black metal band from Finland, currently signed to Moribund Records. They were established in 1995.-History:Azaghal was formed in 1995 by guitarist Narqath and drummer Kalma . Varjoherra joined the horde as a vocalist in 1997. First demo was recorded shortly after that in late 1997...
  
  
• Azrael
  Azrael (band)
  Azrael is a black metal band from Minnesota, USA, formed by Lord Samaiza and Algol in 1999. In 2000, their first demo tape entitled "Virulent Darkness" was self-released by the band. In 2001, their second demo tape "Unto Death" was self-released. In early 2002 Azrael released an extremely limited...
  
  

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• Bal-Sagoth
  Bal-Sagoth
  Bal-Sagoth is a symphonic black metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 1993.Originally formed as an epic/symphonic black metal band with strong death metal elements, vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts took the name 'Bal-Sagoth' from the Robert E. Howard short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"...
  
  
• Baptism
  Baptism (band)
  Baptism is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist/guitarist Lord Sargofagian and drummer Demonium. The summer of that year the band released their first demo, Satanic Rituals, although very few copies were released. Following a two year hiatus the band released...
  
  
• Barathrum
  Barathrum
  Barathrum is a Finnish black doom band. They originate from Kuopio but have since re-located to Helsinki. The first letters of their full-length albums spell "HEIL SOVA" , which completes their original eight-album plan. However, there have been rumours about a new record ever since the Anno Aspera...
  
  
• Bathory
  Bathory (band)
  Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by Quorthon in 1983. They are regarded as pioneers of both black metal and viking metal. Quorthon remained the main songwriter and member of Bathory for more than two decades. Bathory was permanently ended after Quorthon's death in 2004...
  
  
• Behemoth
  Behemoth (band)
  Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
  
  
• Beherit
  Beherit (band)
  Beherit is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1989 by Nuclear Holocausto , Black Jesus and Sodomatic Slaughter , with the purpose of performing "the most primitive, savage, hell-obsessed black metal imaginable." "Beherit" is the Syriac word for Satan...
  
  
• Behexen
  Behexen
  Behexen are a Finnish black metal band founded in 1994. They adopted a more traditional approach to black metal by incorporating raw characteristics. Their first full-length release was "Rituale Satanum", released in 2000 and followed by "By the Blessing of Satan" in 2004...
  
  
• Belphegor
  Belphegor (band)
  Belphegor is a blackened death metal band from Salzburg, Austria. They originally formed in 1991 under the name Betrayer before changing their name in 1993. They are named after the demon Belphegor.-Early years :...
  
  
• Benea Reach
  Benea Reach
  Benea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
  
  
• Bestial Mockery
  Bestial Mockery
  Bestial Mockery was a Swedish black metal band formed in Uddevalla in 1995 by the quartet of Carl "Master Motorsåg" Bildt, Micke "Doomanfanger" Petersson, Jocke "Christcrusher" and Carl "Warslaughter". The band's stated aim at that time was to "channel perverted lusts for Satanic bloody Metal"...
  
  
• Bestial Warlust
  Bestial Warlust
  Bestial Warlust was a underground cult death metal band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1993.- Biography :The band was first formed under the name Corpse Molestation and at the time played death metal with five demos and one demo compilation under the name. Their lyrical themes involved death,...
  
  
• Bethlehem
  Bethlehem (German band)
  Bethlehem is a German extreme metal band from Grevenbroich, formed in 1991 by Jürgen Bartsch and Kläus Matton. Before starting Bethlehem, Bartsch and Matton used to play in a German Thrash metal band called Morbid Vision...
  
  
• Bewitched
  Bewitched (Swedish band)
  Bewitched is a Swedish retro thrash band with black metal elements. The Devil's most favorite band mission began in 1995, when Vargher and Blackheim decided that something drastic had to be done.They hooked up with Samantha and Darrin, and entered...
  
  
• Big Boss
  Big Boss (musician)
  Jiří "Big Boss" Valter is the vocalist for the Czech black metal band Root and the progressive metal Equirhodont .- Biography :Big Boss was born in Czech Republic in 1952 to pianist Milan Valter. In 1987, when playing in band Vega, he met guitarist Petr Hošek, with whom he later founded the black...
  
  
• Black Flame
  Black Flame (band)
  -History:Black Flame was formed by Cardinale Italo Martire, Serpentrax and m:A Fog in 1998. They started playing black metal in a fashion generally perceived as "cold and raw" by the black metal scene, strongly influenced by the occult both musically and lyrically. They released their first two...
  
  
• Black Funeral
  Black Funeral
  Black Funeral is a black metal band formed by industrial musician and occult/chaos magic author Michael W. Ford in 1993. They played a few live shows after being signed to their record label, Behemoth Productions...
  
  
• Black Messiah
  Black Messiah
  Black Messiah is a German Viking / symphonic black metal band, founded in 1994.- History :Having started as a pure black metal band, Black Messiah's sound has evolved to Viking metal with the release of their Oath of a Warrior album...
  
  
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• Blasphemy
  Blasphemy (band)
  Blasphemy are a black/death metal band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1984. The band released a demo titled Blood Upon the Altar in 1989 and their debut album, Fallen Angel of Doom, the following year through Wild Rags, a record label they had signed to while touring the United...
  
  
• Blood Tsunami
  Blood Tsunami
  -Biography:Blood Tsunami formed in 2004 with Pete Evil, Jay, Riff Randall and Dor Amazon. The band recorded their first demo shortly thereafter and made their live performance debut on August 24, 2004 as the support act for Swedish death metal legends Entombed. That was followed by a support slot...
  
  
• Bloodthorn
  Bloodthorn
  Bloodthorn is a Norwegian death metal band from Trondheim. Founded in 1992, they have gone through a number of musical developments, from the doomy, cold tunes of the Natteskyggen demo, to the atmospheric sounds of their debut In The Shadow Of Your Black Wings and their second album Onwards Into...
  
  
• Blut Aus Nord
  Blut Aus Nord
  Blut Aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, France, which has incorporated avant-garde elements in its music.-Biography:Vindsval began a solo project, under the name "Vlad", in 1994. He released two demos before changing the project's name to Blut aus Nord, before the release of...
  
  
• Borknagar
  Borknagar
  Borknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
  
  
• Bulldozer
  Bulldozer (band)
  Bulldozer is a speed/black metal band from Milan, Italy that was active from 1980 until 1990. They have reunited as of 2008.-Biography:Bulldozer formed in 1980 by bassist Dario Carria and guitarist Andy Panigada.They were joined by Erminio Galli on drums...
  
  
• Burzum
  Burzum
  Burzum is a musical project by Varg Vikernes . It began during 1991 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene...
  
  

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• Cadaveria
  Cadaveria
  The extreme metal band Cadaveria was born in April 2001, forged by the erstwhile Opera IX personnel Cadaveria and Flegias, , the latter reverting back to his real name. The band signed to Scarlet Records for the opening 2002 album The Shadows' Madame...
  
  
• Carpathian Forest
  Carpathian Forest
  Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1990.-Biography:Carpathian Forest emerged with the demo tape "Bloodlust and Perversion" in 1992. In 1993 the band released a second demo: Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern...
  
  
• Carpe Tenebrum
  Carpe Tenebrum
  Carpe Tenebrum is a black metal solo project of the former Dimmu Borgir and Covenant guitarist Jamie Stinson, better known as Astennu...
  
  
• Catamenia
• Celestia
  Celestia (band)
  Celestia is a black metal band from Avignon, France, formed in 1995 by Noktu. Nowadays Noktu is the only remaining original member.Celestia remained in the demo stage until around 1999 when they released the EP "A Cave Full of Bats" through Drakkar Productions with a line-up consisting of Noktu ...
  
  
• Celtic Frost
  Celtic Frost
  Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
  
  
• Ceremonial Castings
  Ceremonial Castings
  Ceremonial Castings are an American black metal band from Washington. They describe themselves as "American Deathphonic Black metal", but predominantly play symphonic black metal with prominent use of keyboards and some death metal influences. To date, their most notable live performance has been...
  
  
• Chthonic
  Chthonic (band)
  Chthonic is a Taiwanese metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music including the classical Asian instrument erhu...
  
  
• Cirith Gorgor
  Cirith Gorgor (band)
  Cirith Gorgor is a Dutch black metal band that formed in 1993.The name is taken from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, in which Cirith Gorgor is a pass which serves as the entrance to the land of Mordor, covered by the Black Gate....
  
  
• Clandestine Blaze
  Clandestine Blaze
  Clandestine Blaze is a one-man black metal band formed by Mikko Aspa in Lahti, Finland in 1998. Aspa cites Darkthrone, Burzum, Beherit and Bathory as key influences...
  
  
• The CNK
  The Cosa Nostra Klub
  The Cosa Nostra Klub is a French black metal/industrial metal band, founded in Clermont-Ferrand, in 1996 by Mr Hreidmarr and Mr Heinrich Von B...
  
  
• Code
  Code (band)
  Code are an English/Norwegian black metal band that formed in 2002.The band formed out of Aort's solo project Seasonal Code with which he had released three demos between 1998 and 2001....
  
  
• Cor Scorpii
  Cor Scorpii
  Cor Scorpii is a Black metal band from Sogndal, Norway, founded in 2004 by Gaute Refsnes, the former keyboardist of Windir. Cor Scorpii is an alternative name of Antares, the 15th brightest star in the sky...
  
  
• Countess
  Countess (band)
  Countess is a black metal band from the Netherlands], formed in 1992. They have released around a dozen full-length CDs, and are considered one of the most eminent Dutch black metal bands.-Biography:...
  
  
• Cradle of Filth
  Cradle of Filth
  Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
  
  
• Craft
  Craft (metal band)
  Craft is a Swedish black metal band, originally formed under the name "Nocta" in 1994. As Nocta they recorded an unreleased demo in 1997 and subsequently changed their name to "Craft"...
  
  
• Crionics
  Crionics
  Crionics is a Polish blackened death metal band from Kraków, formed in 1997 by Michał Skotniczny, Dariusz Styczeń, "Marcotic" and Maciej Zięba. In their early years they played fast and melodic music under the strong influence of Norwegian black metal band Emperor.-Band history:A year after the...
  
  
• Cruachan
  Cruachan (band)
  Cruachan [kroo-a-khawn] is a Celtic metal band from Dublin, Ireland that has been active since the 1990s. They have been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal. They are recognised as one of the founders of the genre of folk metal...
  
  
• Cultus Sanguine
  Cultus Sanguine
  -Bio:Cultus Sanguine was founded as a duo in 1993, but soon after expanded to a trio after adding a drummer. After a 1995 EP, they added the keyboards player Rex Nebulah before signing to Candlelight Records for the 1998 album Shadow's Blood. Following this the guitarist/bassist Aqua Regis and...
  
  

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• Daemonarch
  Daemonarch
  Daemonarch was a side project band constituted by 4 of the 5 then-members of the Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. Only one album was released, named Hermeticum. The album is born from a compilation of poetry wrote by Fernando Ribeiro between the ages of 14 and 16....
  
  
• Dance Club Massacre
  Dance Club Massacre
  Dance Club Massacre is an American extreme metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 2004, the group originated as a simple recording project between founding members Nick Seger and Kurt Latos...
  
  
• Dam
  Dam (band)
  Dam are an English extreme metal band from London, formed in 1997. The band's music, heavily influenced by early-nineties death metal, can be characterised as a fusion of death metal, black metal, and thrash metal, with some hints of progressive rock and heavy metal...
  
  
• Dark Domination
  Dark Domination
  Dark Domination is a black metal band of Latvian origin, active since 1996. To the date, Dark Domination have released three full-length albums, one extended play, one compilation of demo tapes and one full-length show on video, and have toured Northern and Eastern Europe...
  
  
• Dark Fortress
  Dark Fortress
  Dark Fortress is a black metal band from Landshut, Germany, formed in 1994. They have released six studio albums, a split album and a demo album.-Early:...
  
  
• Dark Funeral
  Dark Funeral
  Dark Funeral is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They are one of the bands to have emerged in Sweden during the Second wave of black metal....
  
  
• Darkspace
  Darkspace (band)
  Darkspace is a black metal band from Bern, Switzerland.In contrast to most misconceptions about black metal productions, the focus of their music is not satanic or misanthropic, but on an "atmospheric" cold and bleak description of space...
  
  
• Darkthrone
  Darkthrone
  Darkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1987 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...
  
  
• Darkwoods My Betrothed
  Darkwoods My Betrothed
  Darkwoods My Betrothed are a black metal band from Kitee, Finland.Formed in 1992 as Virgin Cunt, they set out to be the "most blasphemous black metal band in Europe", in a rather tongue-in-cheek sense. After recording a couple demos under this name, the band started to take themselves a lot more...
  
  
• Dawn
  Dawn (metal band)
  Dawn is a Swedish blackened death metal band, from Linköping formed by Frederik Söderberg in 1990; while they disbanded for nearly a decade, they have reconvened and are active today. The band has released eight recordings, including two full-length albums...
  
  
• Dawn of Azazel
  Dawn of Azazel
  Dawn of Azazel is a death metal band from New Zealand. They have played around the world in countries such as U.S., Switzerland , Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia...
  
  
• Darzamat
  Darzamat
  Darzamat is a Polish symphonic black metal band formed in 1995. Although there is a claim about Darzamat being a name of a Slavonic forest god, it comes from Latvian mythology denoting garden goddess . Their latest album, Solfernus' Path, was released on August 28, 2009...
  
  
• Dawn of Relic
  Dawn of Relic
  Dawn of Relic is a Finnish black metal / dark metal band.-Biography:The band was formed by Jukka Juntunen in 1993 in Oulu, Finland. They released their first full length album, One Night in Carcosa, in 1999, on Wicked World Records...
  
  
• Deathspell Omega
  Deathspell Omega
  Deathspell Omega are a French black metal band. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid" – and other various theological topics...
  
  
• Death SS
  Death SS
  Death SS is an Italian heavy metal band.-Biography:Death SS was formed in 1977 by Steve Sylvester. The band combined elements of horror and heavy metal to become a pioneer in horror metal and gothic metal, as well as doom metal and black metal. Death SS were one of the first...
  
  
• December Wolves
  December Wolves
  December Wolves are a Salem, Massachusetts - based black metal band formed in 1993. Their first demo appeared in 1994. So far December Wolves has released 3 albums. On newer material the group goes in a more experimental/industrial 'post-black' direction...
  
  
• Deinonychus
  Deinonychus (band)
  Deinonychus was a Dutch doom metal band formed in 1992 by Marco Kehren. There is a close relationship between Deinonychus and the German band Bethlehem: Kehren provided vocals on S.U.I.Z.I.D., Reflektionen aufs Sterben and Profane Fetmilch lentzt elf krank, while Bethlehem bassist and lyricist...
  
  
• Demoncy
  Demoncy
  Demoncy is an American black metal band formed in 1989 by guitarist Ixithra . They are known for their sparse arrangements and ominous atmospheric chord progressions with emphasis on the interplay of rigidly structured harmonies against dissonant execution...
  
  
• Demoniac
  Demoniac
  Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce...
  
  
• Den Saakaldte
  Den Saakaldte
  Den Saakaldte is a Norwegian black metal supergroup, founded in 2006 by Mikael Sykelig, featuring members of Shining, 1349 and Dødheimsgard, among others.They played their first gig at Inferno Festival in 2008, headlining the John Dee stage on the second day...
  
  
• Desaster
  Desaster
  Desaster is a black/thrash metal band formed in Koblenz, Germany in 1988. Their lyrical themes involve war, hate and satanism.-History:Desaster formed in 1988, inspirated by bands like Black Sabbath, Venom, Destruction , Celtic Frost, Bathory, Slayer and Sarcófago. They played their first live...
  
  
• Destroy Destroy Destroy
  Destroy Destroy Destroy
  Destroy Destroy Destroy is an American heavy metal band formed in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in late February 2003. With a line-up of Brian Kemp , Jeremiah Scott , and Andrew Hall , they began writing songs; Soon thereafter, Destroy Destroy Destroy completed their outfit with Way Barrier , Adam...
  
  
• Deströyer 666
  Destroyer 666
  Deströyer 666 is a black/death/thrash metal band formed in 1994 by guitarist K.K. Warslut. The group originated in Melbourne, Australia however moved to Europe.- History :...
  
  
• Destruction
  Destruction (band)
  Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "three kings" of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator and Sodom...
  
  
• Devian
  Devian
  Devian was a Swedish metal band formed by Legion and Emil in 2006. Originally called Rebel Angels, then Elizium, and finally went to Devian after they found Elizium had been used too many times, and the new name sounded more mysterious and sinister.They released two albums, Ninewinged Serpent in...
  
  
• Devilish Impressions
  Devilish Impressions
  Devilish Impressions is a Polish avant-garde black metal band. They were formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash.-Biography :The band was officially formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash...
  
  
• Diaboli
  Diaboli
  Diaboli are a Finnish black metal band, initially formed in 1992 as a five-piece. Following band member departures and the suicide of vocalist Hrim Grimn'r in 2001, Diaboli continues as a one-man project...
  
  
• Diabolical Masquerade
  Diabolical Masquerade
  Diabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man black metal band with progressive influences. The band was formed in 1993 in Stockholm as side project of Anders Nyström , known for his work as the guitarist of Katatonia.- History :...
  
  
• Dimmu Borgir
  Dimmu Borgir
  Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
  
  
• Dissection
  Dissection (band)
  Dissection was a black metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. The band was formed in 1989, by Jon Nödtveidt. The band released its first EP in 1991. They disbanded in 2006, after Nödtveidt's suicide.- Band overview :...
  
  
• Dødheimsgard
  Dødheimsgard
  Dødheimsgard is a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal band, but 1999's 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG...
  
  
• Dolorian
  Dolorian
  Dolorian is a doom metal band from Oulu, Finland. Their early recordings are viewed as some of the earliest examples of blackened doom metal. Later recordings mixed dark ambient music with the traditional doom metal style....
  
  
• Dorn
  Dorn (band)
  Dorn is a German black metal band.It was founded as a solo project in 1998 by Roberto Liebig, the ex-keyboardist of pagan metal band Riger. Dorn's 2000 debut album Falschheit was recorded in the studios of CCP Records in Linz, with Liebig playing all of the instruments himself.The album received...
  
  
• Dornenreich
  Dornenreich
  Dornenreich is an ambient music band from Austria, founded in 1996. They initially played melodic black metal and changed to neofolk-influenced ambient with Her von welken Nächten...
  
  
• Dragonlord
  Dragonlord (band)
  Dragonlord is an American symphonic black metal band that was formed in 2001 as a side project by Eric Peterson & Steve DiGiorgio of Testament, and Steve Smyth of Nevermore. The band is a result of Eric Peterson's interest in darker music, and not being able to do that with Testament he formed...
  
  
• Drastique
  Drastique
  Drastique is an avant-garde gothic metal band from Italy with progressive metal and symphonic black metal influences.- Biography :...
  
  
• Drottnar
  Drottnar
  Drottnar is a Christian extreme metal band from Fredrikstad, Norway. They formed in 1996. Drottnar has played at notable festivals such as Sweden's Endtime Fest, Norway's Nordic Fest, Switzerland's Elements of Rock, Finland's Immortal Metal Fest and United Kingdom's Destruction Fest and they...
  
  
• Drudkh
  Drudkh
  Drudkh is a Ukrainian metal band that mixes elements of folk metal and black metal. They were formed by Roman Saenko, prolific metal musician, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages and Blood of Kingu; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest;...
  
  

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• Eibon la Furies
  Eibon la Furies
  Eibon la Furies are an English black metal band inspired by Victorian themes, especially the occult side of Victorian Society. Their sound has always been experimental - with an early leaning towards industrial but this has become more progressive since a full live band has developed.The band was...
  
  
• Einherjer
  Einherjer
  Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme...
  
  
• Eisregen
  Eisregen
  Eisregen is a German death metal / black metal band which formed in 1995. The members are from Tambach-Dietharz, a village in Thuringia.- History :In English, Eisregen translates to "Ice Rain"...
  
  
• Embraced
  Embraced
  Embraced is a Swedish black metal band, formed in Malmö, Sweden in 1993. They released their first demo in 1997, and signed with Regain Records; they then toured Sweden, Finland, and Germany. After adding another keyboardist and guitarist, they released their full-length Amorous Anathema in 1998....
  
  
• Emperor
  Emperor (band)
  Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
  
  
• Empyrium
  Empyrium
  Empyrium is a German symphonic folk/doom metal and neofolk/dark folk band.- Band's history :Empyrium was founded in 1994 by Markus Stock and Andreas Bach, but later many other participated....
  
  
• Endstille
  Endstille
  Endstille is a black metal band from Germany. It was founded in 2000 by L. Wachtfels , Mayhemic Destructor , Iblis and Cruor in Kiel. L. Wachtfels and Mayhemic Destructor had previously played in the band Tauthr, while Iblis and Cruor came from the band Octoria...
  
  
• Enslaved
  Enslaved (band)
  Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
  
  
• Enslavement of Beauty
  Enslavement of Beauty
  Enslavement of Beauty is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. Enslavement of Beauty was formed in January 1995 by Ole Alexander Myrholt and Tony Eugene Tunheim . The band spent the subsequent years composing and recording material and thereby developed their expression...
  
  
• Enthroned
  Enthroned
  Enthroned is a black metal band formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos. He soon recruited guitarist Tsebaoth and a vocalist from grindcore/black metal band Hecate who stayed until the end of December 1993. Then bassist/vocalist Sabathan joined. The band released a 5-track demo tape in mid-1994...
  
  
• Ephel Duath
  Ephel Duath (band)
  Ephel Duath is an Italian progressive metal band, formed in 1998 in Padova, Italy. They have had a constantly changing line-up with guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso, being the only original member. To date, they have released one demo, four studio albums, and two remix albums...
  
  
• Epoch of Unlight
  Epoch of Unlight
  Epoch of Unlight is a melodic death metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. The band formed in 1990, playing under a variety of different names including Enraptured and Requiem up until 1994, when they officially settled on Epoch of Unlight.-Biography:...
  
  
• Equilibrium
  Equilibrium (band)
  Equilibrium is a Folk metal band from Germany. The band's music combines elements of folk and symphonic metal with various instruments including electric guitars, strings and flutes. Their riffs reflect traditional Germanic melodies....
  
  
• Estatic Fear
  Estatic Fear
  Estatic Fear is an Austrian symphonic metal band. Their songs include elements of several different genres, such as Classical, doom metal, Gothic metal, black metal, and folk music.- History :The band was founded in the year of 1994 with the intent of combining both classical melodies, Dark metal...
  
  
• Ethereal Woods
  Ethereal Woods
  Ethereal Woods is a two-piece black metal band from Kenilworth, England. Formed in 2002, the band has since released three albums through Supernal Music, Thickthorn, In the Forest of Arden and Kenilworth. In 2007 the band also appeared on Supernal Music's Anti-Geldof Compilation...
  
  
• Evereve
  Evereve
  - Biography :The band takes their name from a poem in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in which Evereve is a place where one's dreams may come true...
  
  
• Ewigkeit
  Ewigkeit
  Ewigkeit was the experimental extreme music project, formed in 1995 by James Fogarty . On 28 March 2007, Fogarty announced the end of the project on Blabbermouth, the Death To Music website and also on Myspace.-Band history:...
  
  

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• Falkenbach
  Falkenbach
  Falkenbach is a Viking metal group from Germany that is currently signed to Prophecy Productions. The name means "Falconbrook" in German. The one permanent member is Vratyas Vakyas.-History:...
  
  
• Faustcoven
  Faustcoven
  Faustcoven is a black/doom metal band from Norway, founded in 2002 by Gunnar Hansen. Faustcoven is aiming for a heavier, more gloomy sound than the usual sound of modern black metal bands...
  
  
• Finntroll
  Finntroll
  Finntroll is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They combine elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor Om Slutet...
  
  
• Fimbulwinter
  Fimbulwinter (band)
  Fimbulwinter was a black metal band that was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. It formed in Oslo during 1992 and released two demos that year. In 1994 it released its only album, Servants of Sorcery. Featuring a cover of Celtic Frost's "Morbid Tales", it was the first release by newly...
  
  
• Fleurety
  Fleurety
  Fleurety is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren.-History:The band released their first demo Black Snow in 1993. After that came the 7" EP A Darker Shade of Evil in 1994, released via the English label Aesthetic Death Records...
  
  
• Forefather
  Forefather
  Forefather are a folk metal band from Surrey, England.-History:The Forefather project was born in September 1997 in Surrey, England by founding members and brothers Athelstan and Wulfstan...
  
  
• Forest Stream
  Forest Stream
  Forest Stream is a symphonic black / doom / Gothic metal band formed in Chernogolovka, Russia in 1995. The band draws inspiration from long and harsh Russian winters. Stylistically, the band's epic sound combines the atmosphere of the British doom metal of the 1990s and of the Norwegian black...
  
  
• Forgotten Tomb
  Forgotten Tomb
  Forgotten Tomb is an Italian blackened doom metal band, formed in Piacenza in 1999 by Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio. The lyrical themes of the band's early albums revolve mostly around depression and suicide, while the recent albums lyrics deal with negativity and nihilism.Forgotten Tomb's...
  
  
• Frost Like Ashes
  Frost Like Ashes
  Frost Like Ashes is a Christian blackened death/thrash band that formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 2001. The band has released two EP's and a full-length CD titled Tophet, and their songs have appeared on 2 compilations titled A Brutal Christmas and A Treasury of Sorrows...
  
  
• Frosthardr
  Frosthardr
  Frosthardr is a Norwegian Christian unblack metal band, formed in 1997. The band plays a rawer type of black metal music with occasional punk influences and lyrics from Christian point of view...
  
  
• Funeral Mist
  Funeral Mist
  - Biography :The band in its original form was founded in autumn of 1993 by now former members. Bass player Arioch was added in the summer of 1994.In summer 1995, Funeral Mist’s first demo entitled Darkness was recorded but was released in early 1996...
  
  
• The Funeral Pyre
  The Funeral Pyre
  The Funeral Pyre is an American blackened death metal band from La Habra, California, United States. The band has released three studio albums, two EPs, and two split 7" albums, and consists of guitarists James Joyce and Justin Garcia, vocalist John Strachan, drummer Alex Hernandez, and bassist...
  
  

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• Gaahlskagg
  Gaahlskagg
  Gaahlskagg is a Norwegian black metal band from Sunnfjord, Norway, founded in 1998 by Gaahl and Skagg. Gaahl and Skagg were also members of the band Sigfader at the time, and they established this band to create more extreme and shocking music.They first released the Split CD: Erotic Funeral Party...
  
  
• Gallhammer
  Gallhammer
  Gallhammer is a Japanese extreme metal group that draws on black metal, doom metal, and crust punk. They formed in Tokyo in 2003. All of the members are female, which is rare in their genre. -Biography:...
  
  
• Gates of Ishtar
• Gehenna
  Gehenna (band)
  -Biography:Gehenna was formed in January, 1993 by original members Sanrabb, Dolgar, and Sir Vereda. Their first demo, entitled Black Seared Heart, was recorded between the 3rd and 7 June 1993 in Soundsuite Studios, and was released as a cassette...
  
  
• Goatlord
  Goatlord (band)
  -Biography:Goatlord began in 1985 although they did not release their first demo until June 1987. Their initial offering was a mixture of sludge and death metal only titled 1987 Demo. A cult following grew and tape-traders re-named this first demo as Forever Black Dwell in Hell, a line take from...
  
  
• Goatwhore
  Goatwhore
  Goatwhore is an American blackened death metal band, formed in 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana.- Biography :Goatwhore was formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Soilent Green singer L...
  
  
• God Dethroned
  God Dethroned
  -Biography:God Dethroned was formed in 1991 by singer and guitar player Henri Sattler, with Hans Leegstra and Ard de Weerd. Sattler and Leegstra had previously been in Dysentery; Leegstra, quickly after the band formed, left the music scene altogether. They recorded a demo, Christ Hunt, in 1991,...
  
  
• God Seed
• Godkiller
  Godkiller
  Godkiller is a one-man industrial black metal band from Monaco featuring Duke Satanäel, started in 1994. The band is signed to Wounded Love Records...
  
  
• Golden Dawn
  Golden Dawn (band)
  Golden Dawn is an Austrian band formed by Stefan Traunmüller, originally as a one-man black metal project, in 1992. It eventually attracted the attention of two influential Austrian metallists, Ray Wells of Pazuzu and Martin Schirenc of Pungent Stench and Hollenthon, which led to a compilation...
  
  
• Gorgoroth
  Gorgoroth
  Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
  
  
• Gospel of the Horns
  Gospel of the Horns
  Gospel of the Horns is a black metal band that was formed in 1993 by guitarist Shane Transvaal D & Mark Howitzer. Originating from Brisbane, Australia, the band released 2 EP's and 2 full-length albums.- History :...
  
  
• Gramary
  Gramary
  Gramary is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland whose lyrics mainly consist of dark themes. Gramary is currently signed to Russian record label Helvete.ru...
  
  
• Grand Belial's Key
  Grand Belial's Key
  Grand Belial's Key is a black metal band formed in 1992 by guitarist Gelal Necrosodomy and vocalist Lord Vlad Luciferian. Lord Vlad Luciferian was later ejected from the group due to internal differences and joined the formerly Norwegian band Ancient that had moved to the USA, using the new stage...
  
  
• Graveland
  Graveland
  Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken . The lyrics of Graveland are strongly inspired by nature, paganism and nationalism.-History:...
  
  
• Graveworm
  Graveworm
  Graveworm is a symphonic black metal band from Bruneck, Italy with strong influences from gothic metal .-History:...
  
  
• Grimfist
  Grimfist (band)
  Grimfist is a blackened death metal band from Oslo. Founded in October 2001, they are currently signed to Candlelight Records, for whom they have released two albums....
  
  

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• Hades Almighty
  Hades Almighty
  Hades Almighty is a black metal band hailing from Bergen, Norway. They were formed in 1992, originally under the moniker Hades. They were forced to change their name to Hades Almighty in 1998, following complaints from an American band with a prior claim to the name.-Biography:Hades were formed in...
  
  
• Handful of Hate
  Handful of Hate
  Handful of Hate is an Italian black metal band active from 1993. They released five studio albums, Qliphothic Supremacy, Hierarchy 1999, Vicecrown, Gruesome Splendour and You Will bleed.-Biography:...
  
  
• Hate
  Hate (band)
  Hate is a Polish death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 1990. Their most recent album, Erebos, was released in 2010, under Listenable Records.-Biography:...
  
  
• Hate Forest
  Hate Forest
  Hate Forest was a Ukrainian black metal band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh, Dark Ages, and Blood of Kingu. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of "Scythia". The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally slow, with low, distorted vocals and dark ambient...
  
  
• Hecate
• Hecate Enthroned
  Hecate Enthroned
  Hecate Enthroned are a symphonic black metal band from Cheshire, England.-Biography :The band formed in 1993 under the name Daemonum by singer Jon and guitarist Nigel, as a black/death metal hybrid. After a few practices and recording a demo, vocalist Jon left the band after taking up an offer to...
  
  
• Helheim
  Helheim
  -Biography:Helheim was founded in 1992 by V’gandr and H’grimnir , who added drummer Hrymr. The band began performing in local Bergen festivals, and in 1993, the band released their debut demo, Helheim, distributed only within Norway.Soon after the release of their first demo, the band began...
  
  
• Hellhammer
  Hellhammer
  Hellhammer was an influential extreme metal band from Switzerland, active during 1982–1984. They are regarded as being one of the first extreme metal bands and are a key influence on later black metal and death metal bands.-Biography:...
  
  
• Helrunar
  Helrunar
  Helrunar is a Viking/black metal band from Münster, Germany, founded in 2001. They played at the Summer Breeze Open Air in August 2007, and at the pagan metal Ragnarök Festival in 2008.-Current members:*Skald Draugir - vocals...
  
  
• Himinbjorg
  Himinbjorg (band)
  Himinbjorg is a black/Viking metal band formed in Chambéry, France that takes its name from the mythological home of the god Heimdall.Biography: Himinbjorg Himinbjorg was born in 1996 the meeting of two "founding fathers" and Zahaah Elvan....
  
  
• Hollenthon
  Hollenthon
  Hollenthon is a melodic death metal band from Austria. The band includes many symphonic elements in their work, while their earlier material contains some black metal influence.-History:...
  
  
• Holy Blood
• Horna
  Horna
  Horna is a Finnish black metal band that formed in 1993. The band has appeared on over thirty releases including splits, demos, EPs and albums since 1995, which have been released through numerous record labels.-History:...
  
  
• Horde
  Horde (band)
  Horde is the single-album unblack metal project of Australian musician Jayson Sherlock, formerly of Mortification and Paramaecium. In 1994 the only album Hellig Usvart was released on Nuclear Blast. With a session line-up, Horde played live-shows in 2006, Norway, and in 2010 in Finland and Germany...
  
  
• Horned Almighty
  Horned Almighty
  Horned Almighty is a Danish Black metal band. The band was formed by S. and Hellpig . After a year of using programmed drums, Harm was recruited into the band in 2003. Luger and Aries joined in 2005.-Current line-up:*S...
  
  
• Hortus Animae
  Hortus Animae
  Hortus Animae was a progressive black metal band from Northern and Central Italy. They formed in 1997 in the town of Rimini . After the release of their self produced debut The Melting Idols, they began an active live streak with bands like Lacuna Coil, Ancient and Napalm Death...
  
  

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• I
  I (band)
  I is a Norwegian heavy metal supergroup formed in 2006 in Norway. I contains members from various black metal bands; Immortal , Gorgoroth , and Enslaved...
  
  
• Ihsahn
  Ihsahn
  Ihsahn is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel , and now devotes himself to his solo project,...
  
  
• Ildjarn
  Ildjarn
  Ildjarn was a black metal project from Norway that formed in 1991. Ildjarn recorded music until 1997 but did not officially end until 2005. The man behind Ildjarn was Vidar Vaaer, although some releases were collaborations with a musician known as Nidhogg...
  
  
• Immortal
  Immortal (band)
  Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1990 by current frontman/guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta and former guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta...
  
  
• Impaled Nazarene
  Impaled Nazarene
  Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France....
  
  
• Impending Doom
  Impending Doom (German band)
  Impending Doom was a German blackened death metal band. The band was formed in 1993 but split-up in 2001. Their song "Screams of a Raven" appeared on the compilation album Voices Of Death , produced by Voice of Life Records. Through the band's 8 year career they released 3 full-length albums, 2...
  
  
• Impiety
  Impiety (band)
  Impiety is a Singaporean black metal band, formed in early 1990 by Shyaithan and drummer Necro-Angelfornicator. They are notable for being one of the first extreme metal bands to emerge from Singapore, including releasing records on notable Western record labels.-Biography:Impiety was originally...
  
  
• In Battle
  In Battle
  In Battle is a Viking/black/death metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden. The main lyrical themes of the band focus on Norse mythology and war.-Biography:...
  
  
• In the Woods...
  In the Woods...
  In the Woods... was a heavy metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. The band released a total of three studio albums, three singles, one compilation album and one live album throughout its existence. The band was formed by previous members of the similar-styled band Green Carnation and is now...
  
  
• Infernal
  Infernal (black metal band)
  Not to be confused with the Infernal from Kristianstad.Infernal is an influential Swedish black metal band based in Stockholm. It was formed in 1997, mainly by David Parland...
  
  
• Infernal War
  Infernal War
  Infernal War is a Polish blackened death metal band from Częstochowa, formed in 1997. Their sound is inspired by old thrash, death and black metal. Bands like Sodom, Protector, Slayer, Torture, Morbid Saint etc. The band members are huge fans of such bands....
  
  
• Infernum
  Infernum
  Infernum is a black metal band founded in 1992 in Wrocław, Poland by Grzegorz "Anextiomarus/Karcharoth" Jurgielewicz and Tom Balrog playing also Oppressor at present Baphomets Throne.-Band history:...
  
  
• Incantation
  Incantation (band)
  Incantation is an American death metal band that was formed by John McEntee and Paul Ledney in 1989. They are one of the leaders in the New York Death Metal scene along with fellow bands Suffocation and Immolation, even though the band is currently located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.The band has...
  
  
• Inquinok
  Inquinok
  Inquinok is an epic, Symphonic Black metal band out of Seattle, WA. The band was founded in the late summer of 2000 by Krelian and Andrew and had its first full line-up by May 2001. The band released their demo entitled “Shadows Amongst the Moonlight” in 2003, which received great response from...
  
  
• Inquisition
  Inquisition (Colombian band)
  The band Inquisition was formed in 1988 in Cali, Colombia by Dagon. The band started as a thrash metal act, and in 1994 evolved into raw black metal....
  
  
• Inspell
  Inspell
  Inspell is a Bulgarian avant-garde symphonic black metal band, formed in the beginning of 2003 by Nikolay Velev and Stanislav Georgiev. In August 2003 their first album was released entitled : Fairy Tales: Chapter One, based on the stories of Hans Christien Andersen...
  
  
• Isengard
  Isengard (Norwegian band)
  Isengard is a solo project of Fenriz, famous for being the drummer of Darkthrone, created in 1989.It is rooted on Norwegian black/Viking metal and avant-garde rock on some tracks, and named after the Tolkienian locale Isengard.-Career:...
  
  
• Iskra
  Iskra (band)
  Iskra is a Canadian anarchist, thrash, and black metal project founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 2002. Their name means "spark" in Russian ....
  
  

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• Kampfar
  Kampfar
  Kampfar is a black metal band from Fredrikstad, Norway. According to their singer, Dolk, their name is an ancient Norse battle cry which means Odin or Wotan.-History:...
  
  
• Katatonia
  Katatonia
  Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
  
  
• Keep of Kalessin
  Keep of Kalessin
  Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
  
  
• Kekal
  Kekal
  Kekal is a heavy metal band formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to Allmusic, Kekal was one of the first heavy metal bands from Indonesia to make international inroads, and according to Keith Kahn Harris was one of the few extreme metal bands from Southeast Asia to ever make more than a...
  
  
• Khold
  Khold
  Khold is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 2000 after the split-up of Tulus. The band plays midpaced and somewhat "groovy" black metal and has a history of touring with bands such as Behemoth and Satyricon.-Current line-up:*Gard - vocals/guitar...
  
  
• King Diamond
  King Diamond (band)
  King Diamond is the heavy metal band that King Diamond formed after the split up of his heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, and the departure of Hank Shermann. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories...
  
  
• Klabautamann
  Klabautamann
  Klabautamann is a German black metal band, with folk and progressive influences. The band themselves have claimed that they will not limit themselves to a certain style of music, but it will always be nature-related in some way.-Statistics:...
  
  
• Koldbrann
  Koldbrann
  Koldbrann is a Norwegian black metal band founded in 2001.Musically Koldbrann, like countrymen 1349, play very orthodox black metal in the classic Norwegian mould and have also received favorable comparisons to early Gorgoroth, Mayhem and Darkthrone...
  
  
• Korovakill
• The Kovenant
  The Kovenant
  The Kovenant is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo/Hamar. The band originally formed as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish electronic band of the same name....
  
  
• Krallice
  Krallice
  Krallice is an experimental black metal band formed by New York City musicians Colin Marston, Mick Barr and Lev Weinstein.-History:Krallice was first mentioned by Marston in February 2008 as a collaboration between himself and Mick Barr. Marston, a member of the instrumental metal groups Behold.....
  
  
• Krieg
  Krieg
  Krieg is a black metal band from Somers Point, New Jersey in the United States of America. They play a low-fi, "raw" style, drawing influence from the Darkthrone-esque style of black metal and did not use synthesizers or folk instruments, in their recordings. The band formed in 1995, initially as...
  
  
• Kvelertak
  Kvelertak
  Kvelertak is a six-piece rock & roll band from Stavanger, Norway. All lyrics are written in Norwegian, the band's native language, and concerning Norse mythology/Viking folklore...
  
  
• Kult ov Azazel
  Kult ov Azazel
  Kult ov Azazel is an American black metal band, briefly known as Azazel.- History :Formed by Xaphan and Xul in 1999, under the name of Azazel, the band released a promo entitled "Forever Heaven Gone" and a MCD entitled "Order of the Fly". Azazel then began to play shows in the state of Florida...
  
  

See also

• List of black metal bands, L–Z
• List of heavy metal bands
• List of doom metal bands
• List of death metal bands
• List of folk metal bands
• List of thrash metal bands