| Borknagar |
Norway |
Black Metal (early), Progressive Viking/Folk Metal (later) |
87 |
| Bathory |
Sweden |
Black Metal (early), Viking Metal (later) |
60 |
| Emperor |
Norway |
Black Metal |
55 |
| Ihsahn |
Norway |
Extreme Progressive Metal |
52 |
| Windir |
Norway |
Black/Folk/Viking Metal |
44 |
| Negură Bunget |
Romania |
Black Metal (early), Progressive/Folk/Atmospheric Black Metal (later) |
35 |
| Kampfar |
Norway |
Pagan Black Metal |
32 |
| Falkenbach |
Iceland |
Viking/Black/Folk Metal |
31 |
| Primordial |
Ireland |
Celtic/Folk/Black Metal |
25 |
| Helheim |
Norway |
Viking/Black Metal |
25 |
| Vreid |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
21 |
| Sólstafir |
Iceland |
Viking/Black Metal (early), Progressive Metal/Post-metal (later) |
20 |
| Bound by Entrails |
United States |
Symphonic Black Metal (early) Progressive Extreme Metal (later) |
19 |
| Týr |
Faroe Islands |
Progressive/Folk Metal |
15 |
| Månegarm |
Sweden |
Viking/Black/Folk Metal |
14 |
| Klabautamann |
Germany |
Progressive/Folk/Black Metal |
14 |
| Vintersorg |
Sweden |
Viking/Folk Metal, Progressive Metal |
13 |
| Cormorant |
United States |
Progressive Folk/Black Metal |
13 |
| Hades |
Norway |
Black/Viking Metal |
11 |
| Winterfylleth |
United Kingdom |
Black Metal |
10 |
| (see more) |