List of black metal bands

This is a list of black metal bands with country of origin in parentheses. Template:CompactTOC6

0-9

• 13 Winters (USA)
• 1349 (Norway)
• 1000 Funerals (Iran)

A

• Aaskereia (Germany)
• Abdijah (Poland)
• Abathur (Iran)
• Abigail (Japan)
• Abigor (Austria)
• Aborym (Italy)
• Absu (USA)
• Absurd (Germany)
• Abruptum (Sweden)
• Abyss (Italy)
• The Abyss (Sweden)
• Abyssos (Sweden)
• Abyssic Hate (Australia)
• Aes Dana (France)
• Aeternus (Norway)
• Agarthi (Italy)
• Agathodaimon (Germany)
• Aguynguerran (Belgium)
• Ajattara (Finland)
• Akercocke (UK)
• Alastis (Switzerland)
• Alcest (France)
• Algol (USA)
• Alkonost (Russia)
• Amok Vedar (Germany)
• Anaal Nathrakh (UK)
• Ancient (Norway)
• Ancient Rites (Belgium)
• ...And Oceans (Finland)
• Angantyr (Denmark)
• Angizia (Germany)
• Anorexia Nervosa (France)
• Antim Grahan (Nepal)
• Antestor (Norway)
• Apocalyptic Carnage (Netherlands)
• Apostasy (Sweden)
• Aras (Iran)
• Arch of Thorns (USA)
• Arckanum (Sweden)
• Arcturus (Norway)
• Archgoat (Finland)
• Arkhon Infaustus (France)
• Arkona (Poland)
• Armagedda (Sweden)
• Aryan Spirits (Iran)
• As Stormclouds Gather (Germany)
• Ash (USA)
• Astarte (Greece)
• Astriaal (Australia)
• Astrofaes (Ukraine)
• Asvaran (Iran)
• Aura Noir (Norway)
• Averse Sefira (USA)
• Avinar (Iran)
• Axis of Advance (Canada)
• The Axis of Perdition (UK)
• Azagatel (Portugal)

B

• Balaam (France)
• Bal-Sagoth (England)
• Bannerwar (Greece)
• Barathrum (Finland)
• Basilisk (UK)
• Bathory (Sweden)
• Behemoth (Poland)
• Beherit (Finland)
• Behexen (Finland)
• Bekhira
• Belenos (France)
• Belial
• Beleth (Germany)
• Belphegor (Austria)
• Besatt (Poland)
• Bestial Warlust (Australia)
• Bethlehem (Germany}
• Bismillah (Morocco/Singapore)
• Bjarkan (Russia)
• Black Funeral (US)
• Black Nocturnal Darkness (Netherlands)
• Black Torment (US)
• Black Trinity (USA)
• Blasphemy (Canada)
• Bloodaxe (Canada)
• Bloodline (Sweden)
• Bloodthorn (Norway)
• Bloodthrone (USA)
• Blood Stained Dusk (USA)
• Blut Aus Nord (France)
• Blutklinge (Germany)
• Book of Black Earth (USA)
• Borknagar (Norway)
• Brenoritvrezorkre (France)
• Bulldozer (Italy)
• Burzum (Norway)
• Bartholomeus night (Israel)

C

• Capricornus (Poland)
• Carnal Apostle (UK)
• Carpathian Forest (Norway)
• Carpe Tenebrum (Australia)
• Catamenia (Finland)
• Celtic Frost (Switzerland)
• Cerberus (Germany)
• Cerebral Effusion(SPA)
• Ceremonial Embrace (Finland)
• Chaos Opera (USA)
• Charnel Valley (USA)
• Children of Bodom (Finland)
• Children Of Maani (France)
• Choronzon (USA)
• Cradle of Filth (UK)
• Craft (Sweden)
• Crimson Moonlight (Sweden)
• Christian Epidemic (Hungary)
• Crescendo of Pain (Germany)
• Cult of Daath (USA)
• Carnal Apostle (UK)

D

• Daemonlord (Spain)
• Daevas
• Dark Ages (Belgium)
• Dark Funeral (Sweden)
• Darkestrah (Kyrgisian)
• Darkthrone (Norway)
• Darkwoods My Betrothed (Finland)
• Dawn (Sweden)
• Dead Of Winter (Canada)
• Deathspell Omega (France)
• December Moon (UK)
• Demoncy (USA)
• Demonic Christ (USA)
• Destiss (USA)
• Deströyer 666 (Australia)
• Deviant (France)
• Diabolical Masquerade (Norway)
• Dimmu Borgir (Norway)
• Dissection (Sweden)
• Dissimulation (Lithuania)
• Detsorgsekalf (Canada)
• Dødheimsgard (Norway)
• Dragonlord (USA)
• Drifason (USA)
• Drudkh (Ukraine)
• Dumah (USA)
• Dusk (Hungary)

E

• Ebonsight (Turkey)
• Eibon (Norway & USA)
• Eisregen (Germany)
• The Elysian Fields (Greece)
• Ekove Efrits (Iran)
• Eluveitie (Switzerland)
• Emperor (Norway)
• Eminenz (Germany)
• Enochian Crescent (Finland)
• Enslaved (Norway)
• Enthroned (Belgium)
• Epheles (France)
• Episode 13 (Turkey)
• Equilibrium (Germany)
• Erebus (Egypt)
• Eulogium (USA)
• Ex-Devil (Canada)
• Extinction (UK)
• Ezurate (USA)

F

• Falkenbach (Germany)
• Finntroll (Finland)
• Fleurety (Norway)
• Forest of Impaled (USA)
• Funeral Mist (Sweden)

G

• Galgeras (Netherlands)
• Ganzmord (USA)
• Gaahlskagg (Norway)
• Geasa (Ireland)
• Genocide Kommando
• Ghosts of Lemuria (USA)
• Glorior Belli (France)
• Goatwhore (USA)
• God Dethroned (Netherlands)
• Gorbalrog (Germany)
• Gorgoroth (Norway)
• Grand Belial's Key (USA)
• Graveland (Poland)
• Gravestorm (USA)
• Gravespawn (USA)
• Graveworm (Italy)
• Grim kvlt knights ov hell 666 (U.S.A.)
• Grimgørr (U.K.)
• Godless (U.S.A.)
• Goathemy (Finland)
• Gorelord (Norway)
• Great Horn (Ukraine)

H

• Ha Lela (Lithuanian)
• Handful of Hate (Italy)
• Hate Forest (Ukraine)
• Hateful Abandon (UK)
• Hecate Enthroned (UK)
• Helrunar (Germany)
• Hellveto (Poland)
• Hetroertzen (Chile)
• Hecadoth (Poland)
• Horde (Australia)
• Hortus Animae (Italy)

I

• Ibex Throne (USA)
• Ildjarn (Norway)
• Immortal (Norway)
• Immortal Tears (Czech Republic)
• Impaled Nazarene (Finland)
• Impaled Northern Moonforest (USA)
• Infernum (Poland)
• Infected (Turkey)
• Infernal Throne (USA)
• I Shalt Become (USA)
• In The Woods...(Norway)
• Isvind (Norway)
• Illtempered (Poland)

J

• The Jenova Project (Bangladesh) (not to be confused with the now-defunct North American Progressive Rock band)
• Judas Iscariot (USA)

K

• Kamaedzitca (Belarus)
• Kampfar (Norway)
• Kataxu (Poland)
• Katharsis (Germany)
• Keep Of Kalessin (Norway)
• Khold (Norway)
• The Kovenant (Norway)
• Kratornas (Philippines)
• Krieg (USA)
• Kult ov Azazel (USA)
• Kekal (Indonesia)
• Kaabihan (Malaysia)
• Kalisia (France)
• Krisiun (Brazil)

L

• Leviathan (USA)
• Lemuria (Belgium)
• Lengsel (Norway)
• Lightning War (UK)
• Limbonic Art (Norway)
• Lord Belial (Sweden)
• Lorde of all Desires (USA)
• Lords of the Manor (USA)
• Lunaris
• Lunar Reign (USA)
• Lycanthropy (USA)

M

• Macabre Omen (Greece)
• Majeste Simphonia (Greece)
• Malevolencia (Venezuela)
• Marduk (Sweden)
• Master's Hammer (Czech Republic)
• Mayhem (Norway)
• Medieval Demon (Greece)
• Melechesh (Israel)
• Menhir (Germany)
• Mercyful Fate ( Denmark )
• Mezzerschmitt (Norway)
• Miasthenia (Brazil)
• Misein (Italy)
• Mörk Gryning (Sweden)
• Mortuary Drape (Italy)
• Mourning Glory (Northern Ireland, Scotland)
• Mütiilation (France)
• Myrk (Iceland)
• Mystic Circle (Germany)
• Mystic Forest (France)

N

• Naer Mataron (Greece)
• Nachtzehrer (USA)
• Naglfar (Sweden)
• Nahash (Lithuania)
• Nargaroth (Germany)
• Nattefrost (Norway)
• Nebron (Hungary)
• Necroevil (USA)
• Necromantia (Greece)
• Negură Bunget (Romania)
• Nifelheim (Sweden)
• Nocternity (Greece)
• Noctifer (Italy)
• Nokturnal Mortum (Ukraine)
• Nokturne (USA)
• Norrt (Denmark)

O

• Obtained Enslavement (Norway)
• Obtest (Lithuania)
• Odal (Germany)
• Odium Immortalis (Germany)
• Old Man's Child (Norway)
• Old Serpent (Philippines)
• Ondskapt (Sweden)
• Opera IX (Italy)
• Operation Winter Mist (Canada)
• Ophthalamia (Sweden)
• Oplexicon (USA)

P

• Pagan Heritage (The Netherlands)
• Pest (Sweden)
• Profanum (Poland)
• Potentiam (Iceland)
• Profanatica (U.S.)
• Perdition Hearse (Norway)

R

• Ragnarok (Norway)
• Rehtaf Ruo (US)
• Reunion (Bulgaria)
• Rotting Christ (Greece)
• Rossomahaar (Russia)

S

• Sabbat (Japan)
• Sacrilegium (Poland)
• Sad Legend (South Korea)
• Sarcofago (Brazil)
• Sargeist (Finland)
• Sad Legend (South Korea)
• Saltus (Poland)
• Satyricon (Norway)
• Samael (Switzerland)
• Sceptrum Mortiferum (Finland)
• Sear Bliss (Hungary)
• Septic Flesh (Greece)
• Serpenterium (Puerto Rico)
• Setherial (Sweden)
• Shakespeare in Hell (USA)
• Siebenburgen (Sweden)
• Sigh (Japan)
• Sin Origin (USA)
• Skyfire (Sweden)
• Solefald (Norway)
• Sons of the Morning (USA)
• Sorrowstorm (Panama)
• Sorg Innkallelse (Iran)
• Sólstafir (Iceland)
• Sorhin (Sweden)
• Sothis (USA)
• Striborg (Australia)
• Shab (Iran)
• Shining (Sweden)
• Sinoda (USA)
• Summoning (Austria
• Svartkirke (USA)
• Svartsyn (Sweden)
• Sworn (Norway)

T

• Taake (Norway)
• Taarma (Black Emperor Jogezai) (Afghan/Balochistan/Pakistan)
• The Scribe and the Minstrel (USA)
• Thesyre (Canada)
• Thornium (Sweden)
• Thus Defiled (UK)
• Thyrane (Finland)
• Todesfaust (USA)
• Trollskogen (Dan)
• Troll (Norway)
• Trollech (Czech Republic)
• Tsjuder (Norway)
• Tulus (Norway)
• Turulvér (Hungary)
• Thy Serpent (Finland)

U

• Ulver (Norway)
• Unearthly (Brazil)
• Ungod (Italy)
• Unlord (Netherlands)
• Urn (Finland)
• Urshurark (Italy)
• Urtica (Netherlands)
• Usurper (USA)
• Utuk-Xul (Colombia)

V

• Vampiris (USA)
• Varathron (Greece)
• Ved Buens Ende (Norway)
• Velonnic Sin (USA)
• Velvet Cacoon (USA)
• Veneficum (USA)
• Venom (UK)
• Vesperian Sorrow (USA)
• Vintersorg (Sweden)
• Vinterthrone (Macedonia)
• Vlad Tepes (France)
• Vondur (Sweden)
• Von (USA)
• Vordven (Finland)
• Vreid (Norway)
• Vulture Lord (Norway)

W

• Watain (Sweden)
• What Drives The Weak (Australia)
• Windir (Norway)
• Wind of the Black Mountians (USA)
• Winter of Apokalypse (USA)
• Witchery (Sweden)
• Witch Taint (USA)
• Withering Soul (USA)
• Woebegone Tears (Turkey)
• Wolfsschanze (USA)
• Wolves in the Throne Room (USA)
• Woods of Ypres (Canada)
• Witchking (Canada)
• Wormcrown (USA)
• Worms of Sabnock(UK)
• Wurdulak (Norway)

X

• Xasthur (USA)
• XDarkX (UK)

Z

• Zorn (Germany)
• Zarathustra (Germany)
• Zelfmoord (The Netherlands)
• Zyklon B (Norway)

See also

• 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