| Weakling |
United States |
Black Metal |
75 |
| Liturgy |
United States |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
68 |
| Yellow Eyes |
United States |
Black Metal |
65 |
| Wolves in the Throne Room |
United States |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
50 |
| Thantifaxath |
Canada |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
42 |
| Jute Gyte |
United States |
Experimental Black Metal, Ambient, Noise |
41 |
| Serpent Column |
United States |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
41 |
| Castevet |
United States |
Progressive Black Metal/Post-Hardcore |
35 |
| Gorguts |
Canada |
Death Metal (early); Technical/Avant-garde Death Metal (later) |
29 |
| Blut aus Nord |
France |
Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde/Black/Industrial Metal/Dark Ambient |
26 |
| Spectral Lore |
Greece |
Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient |
25 |
| Dodecahedron |
Netherlands |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
24 |
| Mastery |
United States |
Black Metal |
22 |
| Deathspell Omega |
France |
Black Metal (early); Avant-garde Black Metal (later) |
20 |
| Artificial Brain |
United States |
Technical/Progressive Death Metal |
20 |
| Vaura |
United States |
Avant-garde/Post-Black Metal (early); Gothic Rock/Post-Punk (later) |
19 |
| Victory over the Sun |
United States |
Avant-garde Black Metal |
17 |
| Anicon |
United States |
Black Metal |
16 |
| Geryon |
United States |
Avant-garde Death Metal |
15 |
| Der Weg einer Freiheit |
Germany |
Black Metal |
15 |
| Basalte |
Canada |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
14 |
| Ludicra |
United States |
Progressive Black Metal |
13 |
| Sun Worship |
Germany |
Black Metal |
13 |
| Oranssi Pazuzu |
Finland |
Psychedelic Black Metal |
13 |
| Imperial Triumphant |
United States |
Avant-garde/Technical Black/Death Metal |
12 |
| False |
United States |
Black Metal |
11 |
| Woe |
United States |
Black Metal |
10 |
| Baring Teeth |
United States |
Progressive/Technical Death Metal |
10 |
| Drottnar |
Norway |
Technical Black Metal |
10 |
| Njiqahdda |
United States |
Atmospheric Black Metal/Psychedelic Rock/Ambient |
9 |
| Altar of Plagues |
Ireland |
Post-Black Metal |
9 |
| Portal |
Australia |
Experimental Death Metal |
9 |
| Pyramids |
United States |
Experimental/Ambient/Post-Rock (early); Post-Metal (later) |
9 |
| Epistasis |
United States |
Experimental Black Metal |
9 |
| Ash Borer |
United States |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
8 |
| Book of Sand |
United States |
Experimental Black Metal |
8 |
| Thecodontion |
Italy |
Black/Death Metal (early); Atmospheric Death Metal (later) |
8 |
| Suffering Hour |
United States |
Avant-garde Black/Death Metal |
8 |
| Panopticon |
United States |
Atmospheric Black/Folk Metal |
7 |
| Encenathrakh |
United States |
Technical Brutal Death Metal |
7 |
| Dressed in Streams |
United States |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Ulver |
Norway |
Black/Folk Metal (early); Ambient/Avant-garde/Electronica, New Wave/Synthpop (later) |
7 |
| Ustalost |
United States |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Exterior Palnet |
Croatia |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Behold the Arctopus |
United States |
Technical Progressive Metal |
6 |
| Ära Krâ |
Germany |
Post-Black Metal/Metalcore |
6 |
| Bosse-de-Nage |
United States |
Post-Black Metal/Post-Hardcore |
6 |
| Vhol |
United States |
Progressive Thrash/Black/Heavy Metal/Crust |
6 |
| Mo'ynoq |
United States |
Black Metal |
6 |
| Pale Chalice |
United States |
Black Metal |
6 |
| Rhinocervs |
United States |
Black Metal, Death Metal, Ambient |
6 |
| Scarcity |
United States |
Experimental Black Metal |
6 |
| Mare Cognitum |
United States |
Atmospheric Black Metal |
5 |
| Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze |
United States |
Black Metal |
5 |
| Stone Healer |
United States |
Progressive Black Metal |
5 |
| Theophonos |
United States |
Avant-garde Black Metal/Hardcore |
5 |
| Alcyone |
United States |
Progressive Black Metal |
5 |
| Cichy Duch |
United States |
Progressive Black Metal |
5 |
| Dragged into Sunlight |
United Kingdom |
Blackened Death/Doom Metal |
5 |
| Liminal Shroud |
Canada |
Black Metal |
5 |
| Névoa |
Portugal |
Atmospheric/Avant-garde Black Metal |
5 |
| Sannhet |
United States |
Experimental Post-Metal/Rock |
5 |
| Terzij de Horde |
Netherlands |
Post-Black Metal |
5 |
| The Clearing Path |
Italy |
Progressive Black Metal |
5 |
| The Sustained Low 'C' of Richard Strauss' "Also sprach Zarathustra" |
Canada |
Black/Doom Metal |
5 |
| Bekor Qilish |
Italy |
Avant-garde Extreme Metal |
4 |
| Entheos |
Canada |
Experimental Black Metal |
4 |
| Locust Leaves |
Greece |
Experimental/Progressive Metal |
4 |
| Tukaaria |
United States |
Black Metal |
4 |
| Vulpus |
Portugal |
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal |
4 |
| Wildernessking |
South Africa |
Progressive/Post-Black Metal |
4 |
| Aeviterne |
United States |
Experimental Death Metal |
4 |
| In Human Form |
United States |
Progressive/Black Metal |
4 |
| Kayo Dot |
United States |
Avant-garde/Progressive Metal/Rock |
4 |
| Skagos |
Canada |
Atmospheric Black/Folk Metal/Post-Rock |
4 |
| Surachai |
United States |
Noise/Grindcore, Ambient, Progressive Metal, Black Metal |
4 |
| Torrid Husk |
United States |
Melodic Black Metal |
4 |
| Xazraug |
United States |
Avant-garde Black/Death Metal |
4 |
| 明日の叙景 |
Japan |
Post-Black Metal/Post-Hardcore |
4 |
| Deafheaven |
United States |
Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze |
3 |
| Agriculture |
United States |
Post-Black Metal |
3 |
| Sunless |
United States |
Progressive Death Metal |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |