| Dimmu Borgir |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
37 |
| Limbonic Art |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
35 |
| Anorexia Nervosa |
France |
Death Metal (early); Symphonic Black Metal (later) |
32 |
| Carach Angren |
Netherlands |
Symphonic Black Metal |
30 |
| Graveworm |
Italy |
Melodic Black/Death/Gothic Metal |
30 |
| Cradle of Filth |
United Kingdom |
Death Metal (early); Symphonic Black Metal (mid); Extreme Gothic Metal (later) |
29 |
| Emperor |
Norway |
Symphonic Black Metal |
28 |
| Naglfar |
Sweden |
Melodic Black Metal |
27 |
| Covenant |
Norway |
Melodic/Symphonic Black Metal |
26 |
| Dark Fortress |
Germany |
Melodic Black Metal (early); Progressive/Melodic Black Metal (later) |
24 |
| Catamenia |
Finland |
Melodic Black Metal (early); Melodic Death/Gothic Metal (later) |
21 |
| Gloomy Grim |
Finland |
Symphonic Black Metal |
21 |
| Elderblood |
Ukraine |
Symphonic Black Metal |
11 |
| Crystal Abyss |
Russia |
Symphonic Black Metal |
10 |
| Opera IX |
Italy |
Gothic/Doom/Death Metal (early); Symphonic Black Metal (later) |
9 |
| Ancient |
Norway |
Melodic Black Metal |
7 |
| Ethereal Sin |
Japan |
Symphonic/Melodic Black/Power Metal |
7 |
| Nazxul |
Australia |
Black Metal |
7 |
| Grimorium Verum |
Russia |
Symphonic Black Metal |
6 |
| Astarte |
Greece |
Black Metal (early); Blackened Melodic Death Metal (later) |
5 |
| Divahar |
Armenia |
Symphonic Black Metal |
5 |
| Seducent Evil |
Italy |
Symphonic Black Metal |
5 |
| Demonic Christ |
United States |
Black/Death Metal (early); Black Metal (later) |
4 |
| Dark Lunacy |
Italy |
Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal |
4 |
| Rotting Christ |
Greece |
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal |
4 |
| Inner Fear |
Czechia |
Extreme Symphonic/Gothic Metal |
4 |
| Black Omen |
Türkiye |
Melodic Black Metal |
3 |
| Vesania |
Poland |
Symphonic Black/Death Metal |
3 |
| Dark Portrait |
Greece |
Symphonic Black Metal |
3 |
| Deathcode Society |
France |
Symphonic Black Metal |
3 |
| Mater Monstifera |
Czechia |
Black Metal |
3 |
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