| Darkthrone |
Norway |
Death Metal (early), Black Metal (mid), Black/Heavy/Speed Metal (later) |
158 |
| Immortal |
Norway |
Black Metal |
133 |
| Emperor |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
110 |
| Mayhem |
Norway |
Black Metal |
85 |
| Taake |
Norway |
Black Metal |
83 |
| Gorgoroth |
Norway |
Black Metal |
66 |
| 1349 |
Norway |
Black Metal |
54 |
| Thorns |
Norway |
Black/Industrial Metal |
54 |
| Carpathian Forest |
Norway |
Black Metal |
45 |
| Gehenna |
Norway |
Black Metal (early, later), Black/Death Metal (mid) |
42 |
| Old Man's Child |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
40 |
| Kampfar |
Norway |
Pagan Black Metal |
39 |
| Enslaved |
Norway |
Progressive Black/Viking Metal |
33 |
| Kvist |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
25 |
| Enthroned |
Belgium |
Black Metal |
23 |
| Dimmu Borgir |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
22 |
| Khold |
Norway |
Black Metal |
21 |
| Keep of Kalessin |
Norway |
Black Metal (early), Melodic Black/Death Metal (later) |
19 |
| Secrets of the Moon |
Germany |
Black Metal |
17 |
| Watain |
Sweden |
Black Metal |
15 |
| (see more) |