| Darkthrone |
Norway |
Death Metal (early); Black Metal (mid); Black/Heavy/Speed Metal (later) |
168 |
| Immortal |
Norway |
Black Metal |
137 |
| Emperor |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
114 |
| Mayhem |
Norway |
Black Metal |
92 |
| Taake |
Norway |
Black Metal |
89 |
| Gorgoroth |
Norway |
Black Metal |
69 |
| Thorns |
Norway |
Black/Industrial Metal |
62 |
| 1349 |
Norway |
Black Metal |
58 |
| Carpathian Forest |
Norway |
Black Metal |
52 |
| Old Man's Child |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
44 |
| Gehenna |
Norway |
Black Metal (early, later); Black/Death Metal (mid) |
42 |
| Kampfar |
Norway |
Pagan Black Metal |
42 |
| Enslaved |
Norway |
Progressive Black/Viking Metal |
39 |
| Kvist |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
32 |
| Dimmu Borgir |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
25 |
| Khold |
Norway |
Black Metal |
24 |
| Enthroned |
Belgium |
Black Metal |
22 |
| Abbath |
Norway |
Black Metal |
15 |
| Keep of Kalessin |
Norway |
Black Metal (early); Melodic Black/Death Metal (later) |
14 |
| Watain |
Sweden |
Black Metal |
14 |
| (see more) |