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1.	Týr Battle Ballads
2.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	Ingested The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams
4.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
5.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
6.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
7.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
8.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
9.	Belore Eastern Tales
10.	Benighted Ekbom

1.	Death Symbolic
2.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
3.	Judas Priest Painkiller
4.	Metallica Master Of Puppets
5.	Opeth Blackwater Park
6.	Metallica Ride The Lightning
7.	Black Sabbath Paranoid
8.	Iron Maiden Powerslave
9.	Death The Sound Of Perseverance
10.	Agalloch The Mantle

1.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
2.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
4.	In Vain Solemn
5.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
6.	Borknagar Fall
7.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
8.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall
9.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
10.	Necrophobic In The Twilight Grey

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Master's Hammer 1987-	Experimental black metal	Czech Republic	1987	-	66
2	The Meads Of Asphodel 1998-	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom	1998	-	62
3	Gnaw Their Tongues 2005-	Experimental black metal Noise Drone	The Netherlands	2005	-	61
4	Necromantia 1989-2021	Experimental black metal	Greece	1989	2021	47
5	Botanist 2009-	Experimental black metal	USA	2009	-	44
6	Liturgy 2005-	Experimental black metal	USA	2005	-	24
7	Spektr 2000-	Experimental black metal	France	2000	-	16
8	Asgaard 1994-	Experimental black metal	Poland	1994	-	13
9	Sannhet 2010-	Experimental black metal	USA	2010	-	12
10	Thaw 2010-	Experimental black metal Ambient noise	Poland	2010	-	12
11	Jute Gyte 2002-	Experimental black metal Ambient Noise	USA	2002	-	11
12	Havoc Unit 2005-2013	Industrial metal Experimental black metal	Finland	2005	2013	10
13	Veilburner 2014-	Experimental black metal Blackened death metal	USA	2014	-	10
14	Arkheth 2001-	Symphonic black metal Experimental black metal	Australia	2001	-	9
15	Circle Of Ouroborus 2004-	Experimental black metal	Finland	2004	-	7
16	Crowhurst 2011-	Noise Experimental black metal	USA	2011	-	5
17	Altari 2014-	Experimental black metal	Iceland	2014	-	4
18	Gravecode Nebula 2006-	Experimental black metal Funeral doom metal	USA	2006	-	4
19	Mamaleek 2008-	Experimental black metal Experimental rock	USA	2008	-	4
20	Self Spiller 2006-	Avantgarde metal Experimental black metal	USA	2006	-	4
21	Sturmgeist 2003-	Experimental black metal Thrash metal	Norway	2003	-	4
22	Book Of Sand 2009-	Experimental black metal	USA	2009	-	3
23	Dødkvlt 2009-	Experimental black metal	Finland	2009	-	3
24	Epistasis 2008-	Experimental black metal	USA	2008	-	3
25	Abstract Essence 2003-	Progressive metal Experimental black metal	Czech Republic	2003	-	2
26	Blliigghhtted 2014-2016	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom	2014	2016	2
27	Cara Neir 2008-	Experimental black metal	USA	2008	-	2
28	Dahakara 2013-	Experimental black metal Ambient	Turkey	2013	-	2
29	Incantvm 2022-	Experimental black metal	Italy	2022	-	2
30	Peosphoros 2017-	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom	2017	-	2
31	Pulsar Colony 2008-	Experimental black metal Ambient black metal Avantgarde black metal	USA	2008	-	2
32	Vermilion 2008-2015	Experimental black metal	Romania	2008	2015	2
33	Gonemage 2021-	Experimental black metal	USA	2021	-	1
34	Hagetisse 2017-	Experimental black metal	The Netherlands	2017	-	1
35	Licho 2011-	Experimental black metal	Poland	2011	-	1
36	Mirror Of The Void 2020-	Experimental black metal	Poland	2020	-	1
37	Mrtvi 2014-	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom Serbia	2014	-	1
38	Nagaarum 2011-	Experimental black metal Dark ambient	Hungary	2011	-	1
39	Nyss 2015-	Experimental black metal	France United Kingdom	2015	-	1
40	Servants Of The Apocalyptic Goat Rave 2005-	Breakcore Experimental black metal	The Netherlands	2005	-	1
41	Strangeways 2006-	Experimental black metal	Israel	2006	-	1
42	Tyrannosorceress	Experimental black metal	USA	-	-	1
43	Voluptas 2006-	Experimental black metal	Czech Republic	2006	-	1
44	Antica Arcana 2009-	Experimental black metal	USA	2009	-	0
45	Dream Projector 2014-	Experimental black metal	Finland	2014	-	0
46	Dybbuk 2020-	Experimental black metal Avantgarde metal	United Kingdom	2020	-	0
47	Epiphanic Truth 2020-	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom	2020	-	0
48	Hanormale 2009-	Experimental black metal	Italy	2009	-	0
49	Malconfort 2018-	Experimental black metal	United Kingdom	2018	-	0
50	Odiosior 2019-	Experimental black metal	Finland	2019	-	0
51	Orbyssmal 2019-	Experimental black metal Experimental death metal	Australia	2019	-	0
52	T.O.M.B. 1998-	Experimental black metal Dark ambient Noise	USA	1998	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2333
2	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2105
3	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1999
4	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1761
5	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1490
6	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1463
7	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1416
8	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1366
9	Bathory 1983-2004	First wave of black metal Viking black metal	Sweden	1983	2004	1260
10	Burzum 1989-	Black metal Dark Ambient Black metal Ambient	Norway France	1989	-	1152
11	Rotting Christ 1987-	Black metal Gothic metal	Greece	1987	-	1096
12	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1035
13	Mayhem 1984-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1984	-	1032
14	Alcest 2000-	Atmospheric black metal Shoegaze	France	2000	-	1025
15	Summoning 1993-	Atmospheric black metal	Austria	1993	-	1009
16	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	1007
17	Satyricon 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	955
18	Primordial 1987-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1987	-	764
19	Mercyful Fate 1981-	Heavy metal First wave of black metal	Denmark USA	1981	-	744
20	Arcturus 1990-	Avantgarde black metal Avantgarde metal	Norway	1990	-	710
21	Ulver 1992-	Folk metal Black metal Electronic Avantgarde	Norway	1992	-	706
22	Marduk 1990-	Black metal	Sweden	1990	-	705
23	Celtic Frost 1984-2008	First wave of black metal Thrash metal Avantgarde metal	Switzerland	1984	2008	665
24	Windir 1994-2004	Viking black metal	Norway	1994	2004	648
25	Borknagar 1995-	Melodic black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1995	-	628
26	Venom 1979-	First wave of black metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1979	-	610
27	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	593
28	Gorgoroth 1992-	Black metal	Norway	1992	-	591
29	Mgła 2000-	Black metal	Poland	2000	-	531
30	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	526
31	Anaal Nathrakh 1998-	Black metal Grindcore	United Kingdom	1998	-	518
32	Drudkh 2002-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Ukraine	2002	-	507
33	Shining 1996-	Depressive black metal Progressive black metal	Sweden	1996	-	507
34	Watain 1998-	Black metal	Sweden	1998	-	488
35	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	484
36	Wolves In The Throne Room 2004-	Atmospheric black metal	USA	2004	-	476
37	Deathspell Omega 1998-	Black metal Avantgarde metal	France	1998	-	449
38	Belphegor 1991-	Black metal Death metal	Austria	1991	-	442
39	Sólstafir 1995-	Atmospheric black metal Post-rock	Iceland	1995	-	431
40	Blut Aus Nord 1994-	Atmospheric black metal Industrial metal	France	1994	-	425
41	Carach Angren 2003-	Symphonic black metal	The Netherlands	2003	-	422
42	Taake 1993-	Black metal	Norway	1993	-	400
43	Falkenbach 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Viking folk metal	Germany	1989	-	395
44	Melechesh 1993-	Melodic black metal Oriental folk metal	Israel The Netherlands	1993	-	389
45	Woods Of Ypres 2002-2011	Melodic black metal Doom metal Gothic doom metal	Canada	2002	2011	371
46	Graveworm 1992-	Melodic black metal Gothic metal	Italy	1992	-	370
47	Thy Catafalque 1998-	Avantgarde black metal	Hungary	1998	-	357
48	Old Man's Child 1989-	Thrash metal Death metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1989	-	333
49	Dark Fortress 1994-2023	Melodic black metal	Germany	1994	2023	332
50	Carpathian Forest 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	312