| Dimmu Borgir |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
130 |
| Hecate Enthroned |
United Kingdom |
Melodic Black/Death Metal |
124 |
| Anorexia Nervosa |
France |
Symphonic Black Metal |
67 |
| Carach Angren |
Netherlands |
Symphonic Black Metal |
59 |
| Theatres des Vampires |
Italy |
Melodic Black Metal (early), Gothic Metal (later) |
56 |
| 閃靈 |
Taiwan |
Melodic Black/Death Metal with Eastern Folk Influences |
41 |
| Graveworm |
Italy |
Melodic Black/Gothic Metal |
41 |
| Black Countess |
Russia |
Black/Doom/Gothic Metal |
38 |
| Evil Lucifera |
Italy |
Symphonic Black Metal |
26 |
| Abigail Williams |
United States |
Melodic Black Metal/Deathcore (early), Atmospheric/Symphonic Black Metal (later) |
23 |
| Ancient |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
20 |
| Tvangeste |
Russia |
Symphonic Black Metal |
20 |
| Illnath |
Denmark |
Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (later) |
20 |
| Sarah Jezebel Deva |
United Kingdom |
Symphonic Gothic Metal |
19 |
| Old Corpse Road |
United Kingdom |
Black/Folk Metal |
16 |
| Bal-Sagoth |
United Kingdom |
Symphonic/Epic Black Metal |
15 |
| Anthelion |
Taiwan |
Symphonic Black Metal |
15 |
| Devilment |
United Kingdom |
Symphonic Gothic/Groove Metal |
15 |
| Ethereal Blood |
United States |
Symphonic Black/Gothic Metal |
14 |
| Abyssos |
Sweden |
Melodic Black Metal |
11 |
| (see more) |