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The greatest black metal artists of all time

43 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Darkthrone

Norway flagNorway · 1986– · black metal
29.532
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2 Cradle of Filth United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · black metal 29.178
3 Dimmu Borgir Norway flagNorway · 1993– · black metal 24.598
4 Burzum Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 20.568
5 Deathspell Omega France flagFrance · 1998– · black metal 19.460
6 Immortal Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 17.878
7 Mgła Poland flagPoland · 2000– · black metal 17.050
8 Mayhem Norway flagNorway · 1984– · black metal 16.960
9 Emperor Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 14.018
10 Drudkh Ukraine flagUkraine · 2002– · black metal 12.971
11 Bathory Sweden flagSweden · 1983–2004 · black metal 9.653
12 Ulver Norway flagNorway · 1992– · black metal 9.502
13 Behemoth Poland flagPoland · 1991– · death metal 8.595
14 Negură Bunget Romania flagRomania · 1995–2017 · black metal 7.866
15 Mercyful Fate Denmark flagDenmark · 1981– · heavy metal 7.649
16 Anaal Nathrakh United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · black metal 7.491
17 Agalloch United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · black metal 6.914
18 Gorgoroth Norway flagNorway · 1992– · black metal 6.634
19 Gaerea Portugal flagPortugal · 2016– · black metal 6.030
20 Venom United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · black metal 5.411
21 Moonsorrow Finland flagFinland · 1995– · folk metal 4.733
22 Nagelfar Germany flagGermany · 1993–2002 · black metal 4.200
23 Watain Sweden flagSweden · 1998– · black metal 4.200
24 Borknagar Norway flagNorway · 1995– · black metal 4.144
25 Këkht Aräkh Ukraine flagUkraine · 1997– · black metal 4.000
26 Sigh Japan flagJapan · 1990– · black metal 3.600
27 Moonspell Portugal flagPortugal · 1989– · gothic metal 3.211
28 Батюшка Poland flagPoland · 2015– · black metal 3.200
29 Shining Sweden flagSweden · 1996– · rock 3.045
30 Zeal & Ardor Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 2013– · avant-garde metal 2.435
31 Summoning Austria flagAustria · 1993– · atmospheric black metal 2.314
32 King Diamond Denmark flagDenmark · 1985– · heavy metal 2.217
33 Ihsahn Norway flagNorway · 1975– · black metal 1.872
34 Dødheimsgard Norway flagNorway · 1994– · industrial metal 1.650
35 Celtic Frost Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 1.348
36 Shining Norway flagNorway · 1999– · black metal 1.245
37 Arcturus Norway flagNorway · 1990– · progressive metal 1.086
38 Katatonia Sweden flagSweden · 1991– · alternative metal 0.900
39 Dethklok United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · death metal 0.600
40 Deafheaven United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · blackgaze 0.573
41 Myrkur Denmark flagDenmark · 1985– · folk 0.475
42 Arch Enemy Sweden flagSweden · 1996– · melodic death metal 0.313
43 Orchid United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · emoviolence 0.233