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Black Metal
- Genre family
- Metal
- Starting recordings
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Meet Black Metal
Black Metal is a branch of the Metal family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Black Metal is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Kogaion, Schattenfall and Deathspell Omega.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreMetal
Current genreBlack Metal
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Europe · Black Metal
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01The Silence Reigns2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 02Horde of Lords2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 03Necrotic Ancients2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 04Echoes of the Void2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 05Frostbitten Soul2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 06Si monumentum requires, circumspice2004 · Metal · progressive metalOpen in new tab 07Die Klagen von Grau2018 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 08...Where Demons Confine2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 09Echoes From the Dying Sun2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab 10Legacy of the Silver Moon2026 · Black Metal · black metalOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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