Black Metal

Black Metal is an extreme, and explicitly Satanic, anti-Christian, racist, and violent subgenre of Heavy metal music. Black Metal was first developed by many different bands from across Europe, but was first popularized by the media attention surrounding several Norwegian bands and the various murders and arsons their members were involved in in the early 90's. Since then black metal has gained an underground following with fans and bands appearing all over the world. While less common now, the violence and mayhem that marked the early black metal scene persists to this day, with violence, killings, and vandalism inspired by black metal bands occurring sporadically but not infrequently across the globe.

National Socialist Black Metal

National Socialist Black Metal (commonly abbreviated as NSBM), is a style of Black Metal that replaces the normal Satanic themes with lyrics glorifying nazism, anti-semitism, Aryan heritage, White nationalism and the occult nature of the Third Reich. NSBM bands, while often criticising Satanic Black Metal bands for not focusing on racial issues, retain the anti-Christian sentiments of normal Black Metal bands.

Paganism in Black Metal

Many Black Metal and NSBM bands adopt idealogical tenants of Paganism as a way of opposing Christianity, and in the case of NSBM, to promote it as an indigenous European "White's only" religion. Pagan symbols, such as rune script, sunwheels, Celtic crosses, and Thor's hammers frequently adorn Pagan Black Metal bands covers and themes from pre-christian European mythology permeate their lyrics.

Christian Black Metal

Christian Black Metal (often known as Unblack Metal or White Metal) is a highly controversial style of Black Metal that contains lyrics glorifying Christianity and opposition to Sin, and Satanism. Musically similar to normal Satanic bands, Christian Black Metal has not been fully accepted by either the Black Metal scene at large or mainstream Christianity as being legitimate.

List of Black Metal Bands

• Abruptum
• Antaeus
• Arkhon Infaustus
• Barathrum
• Bathory
• Beherit
• Bethlehem
• Blut Aus Nord
• Burzum
• Cradle of Filth
• Darkthrone
• Dimmu Borgir
• Dissection
• Dolorian
• Emperor
• Enslaved
• Enthroned
• Forgotten Tomb
• Gallhammer
• Gorgoroth
• Graveland
• Graveworm
• Hellhammer
• Immortal
• Impaled Nazarene
• Katatonia
• Leviathan
• Lucifugum
• Marduk
• Mayhem
• Naglfar
• Nargaroth
• Negură Bunget
• Nokturnal Mortum
• Nortt
• Old Man's Child
• Sarcófago
• Satanic Warmaster
• Satyricon
• Sear Bliss
• Sodom
• Spektr
• Striborg
• Summoning
• Trollech
• Velvet Cacoon
• Watain
• Wolves in the Throne Room
• Xasthur