History Of Black Metal

[@TheSuffocater]

Good evening and thanks for joining me for some Black Metal !!

[@wtvabro]

Thank you for playing some great black metal

[@dusandestanovic5884]

Good evening and thank you!

[@rapergosum]

No. Thank YOU so much.

[@rafihamid5566]

good morning from Malaysia 🇲🇾 thanks so much! 🤘

[@sam.n7762]

nnnno Mystifier?

[@HeergottMag]

Thank you very much for mentioning us amongst many great artists! It's an honor! Heergott of MAGOTH

[@tbonejustinnicholson7589]

Holy shit!!!👊

[@TheSuffocater]

My pleasure ! Thanks for the great music !

[@jesushoobistankchrist]

Please repress on vinyl, that album is a masterpiece. Cheers.

[@blgdinger3]

The black metal era of Ulver was so great

[@stanislavarutkowski]

And now, it's no more, just another commercialized genre

[@crackedsystem2158]

I wonder what in tha actual FUCK happened to them like why man😢​@@stanislavarutkowski

[@stanislavarutkowski]

@@crackedsystem2158 money

[@real-cr3qo]

They've always just done whatever the fuck

[@vxdcra]

fax ​@@stanislavarutkowski

[@neckarblick]

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[@TheSuffocater]

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[@danieldroppa3170]

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[@birdytiger]

No words. Just links.

[@TheSuffocater]

@@birdytiger ... but the link says it all mate ;), greets from germany !

[@Warmen_t]

YES

[@bingobongo1615]

Bathory is mindblowing…. Basically one dude co-inventing black metal and arguably inventing Viking metal…

[@PIZZAdayisback]

No wonder Brutus Bathory made that band's mascot his pfp They were ground breaking in many ways But.... I'm not a big fan of black metal, though I do like death metal so I don't have a good reason why

[@tyler_bt3326]

It’s interesting that the pre-mayhem stuff has more in common with thrash metal than black metal we know today

[@sonikku]

SARCOFAGO!! great to see Brazil's recognition to metal!

[@rhysioeren3203]

You came a bit late, that was done years ago.

[@Embrod]

He missed opportunity with early Sepultura

[@glacionauta.4542]

​@@EmbrodSepultura is thrash metal or thrash death metal

[@Embrod]

@@glacionauta.4542 so, it's first wave black metal.

[@glacionauta.4542]

@@Embrod I'm Brazilian, and all the shows and interviews that Sepultura gave at the time, they themselves said were *NEVER* black metal or death metal, but thrash metal. For me, saying that sepultura is black metal, is the same thing as saying that slayer and black metal, just because they both talk or have talked about satanism and anti-Christianity in their lyrics, and black metal is characterized by much more than that, so deicide would it be black metal?? No lol, so can you understand that? There are other characteristics about a genre, not just summed up in its lyrics (in addition to the fact that Sepultura only talked about Satanism in the lyrics at the beginning, then it didn't happen anymore)

[@michelegrassi4385]

for me "The Somberlain" has a story of its own and that song can' t be labeled, it's just a masterpiece. You played it perfectly with a great sound, i love that sound !

[@SaturnineXTS]

It's amazing to see how in the early years it basically all sounded like thrash metal but then started gradually evolving BM tropes in the sound

[@EviLReN3]

What started off as angry and scary has blossomed into something beautiful and spiritual. I love black metal so much!

[@CaptainFailo]

Agreed. It's a very thoughtful and deep genre

[@LastDrakkar82]

🤘😁👍

[@blackheavyblans]

Same

[@rhysioeren3203]

It actually went as everything else, except for a few bands. It's just music.

[@dl719]

Should have stayed angry, now it’s all emotional like females

[@bradzillarocks]

Great pick for Immortal. That whole album is a masterpiece.

[@Chaosmos_1349]

Agreed. Although I feel like their first album should be on there too. Diabolical Full Moon Mysticism came out before Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky and should be noted as the first true bm album to come out of Norway.

[@RonLinfect]

But this not Solarfall

[@soijamp]

Greetings from Brazil! Happy for seeing Sarcófago mentioned. Excellent compilation!

[@kiborgsamogon]

Sarcofago & sepultura are best of the best, fathers of death/black metal

[@soijamp]

@@kiborgsamogon Completely agree!

[@sergiosantanna7670]

Big yeah!!!

[@metalsnob9815]

As a Pole, got used to Mgła and Batushka(even Evilfeast to some extent) being appreciated internationally, but seeing Odraza in here as well, really warmed my heart

[@noc8218]

Sadly no Furia

[@Intaminator]

@@noc8218 Something like Zamawinie drugie would've been great.

[@dziolex2190]

Odraza is probably my favourite band and seeing it here was a great surprise

[@followdanger890]

@@noc8218furia is killer

[@wojtek1582]

Yeah, I was surprised as well with seeing Odraza here :). Awesome

[@midnightrambler5505]

Listening to Quorthon's punchy, brilliant riff on a modern, clearly distinguishable guitar is an indescribable pleasure!

[@ztmusic2789]

Love seeing Ulver getting mentioned. Love that album.

[@Lijoje]

I'm so glad Dawn is in the list. That whole album is so full of dark and melancholic energy. Thank you!

[@chrisdeangelis4616]

Never heard that one before. On the list!

[@necrosterias]

what is fascinating is the expression of feelings and vision of life in black metal, many people cannot understand it but when i listen to dsbm i relax and relieve my load of emotions.

[@tifak380]

Exquisite selection of songs and bands i must say

[@kaldnattsagaraz]

I didn't think I'd see Caladan Brood on this list, but I'm very happy you put them here. They're great

[@konradkowara3747]

Not only the song selection and performance are perfect, the sound is absolutely spot on. Amazing job!

[@pandiozec]

Sarcofago mentioned!!!

[@joaquimfilho5939]

🇧🇷

[@luuanlive]

VAI BRASIL CARAI 🇧🇷

[@eloiferreira7500]

Yes Yes yesssss

[@Artoriano]

Aí sim carai, podia tbm o Malefector

[@vomitedcat]

Long live Black Metal !!!

[@crapaudivre1517]

@vomitedcat Black Metal is dead! Long live Black Metal! ImI

[@SlimHobbies]

So good to see Batushka getting a mention.

[@MasterYota4Runner]

The real batushka as well!

[@olegdepapa]

LOL. Really? I couldn't give a...

[@anxgelll23]

That album litourgiya is PEAK

[@ThePotatoWaveOfficial]

Yes but which of the seven Batushka bands with the same name lol 🤣

[@yanikotavov385]

Eh, nah

[@antoinelebellec157]

Jizz...very interesting selection, with many underestimated bands...huge work as always...This is hell of a journey in time!

[@destroy0760]

jizz!?

[@needlehead9888]

Jizz?

[@leewright7623]

"Jizz" what??? 😂

[@hankfeynmann7139]

5:07 is not "Solarfall" but "Withstand the Fall of Time".

[@olegdepapa]

doesn't sound anything like the song anyway, so who cares

[@deadliestassassin3092]

@@olegdepapa You care

[@broken_beyond_belief]

so trve

[@RonLinfect]

Yeah. Solarfall is one of the best song ever❤❤❤❤❤

[@Postmetal]

venom - black metal is the album that got me into black metal great album.

[@stanislavarutkowski]

Cure - white metal is the album that got me into white metal great album

[@StarshipTrooper4231]

And it is just heavy metal with edge lord lyrics. Bathory started the genre.

[@joesiron2385]

You are like my teacher when it comes to Metal, it is incredible to see how the genre has advanced through the decades proving that it is immortal. I'm going to continue listening to Black Metal because it is what I like to listen to.

[@liliIiliIilil]

Respect for the Dawn inclusion.

[@dangermyata3662]

Underrated band

[@disidenciatotal]

Maestro, excelente toque y linea del tiempo, gusto en verte y seguirte, saludos desde Colombia.

[@wtvabro]

Hell yeah! I loved your performance of Ritual!

[@wtvabro]

I also loved the Armagedda cover

[@happymonkeyfish]

So glad Minenwerfer made it in! I love that band and I wish more people knew about them.

[@markbaston8147]

I agree, that album is just amazing.

[@jenstrudenau9134]

Yeah the unknown Minenwerfer haha

[@jedhaddan9589]

Such an amazing band. Would love to see them live, but I don’t know if that will ever happen.

[@saorikudo7317]

Can't imagine the amount of work, editing and hours you put into this one. Masterpiece, thank you for this.🤘🎶

[@Ice13478]

nailed it with the song selection! thanks for making this

[@PIZZAdayisback]

A great compilation of thrash's edgier yet more self conscious twin brother!

[@Evil_Owl1994]

Bathory "Hades" это первая песня которую я услышал в этом жанре. Сказать, что я охренел, это ничего не сказать, и я сразу влюбился в этот жанр.

[@planetcaravan2925]

Slava ukraini

[@ЮраЛюстибер-ф3л]

Могу сказать тоже самое про Mayhem

[@bhe8336]

Samael and Onslaught are underrated in their contributions to the sound of bm.

[@Rhyzomect]

this is so extremely well put together this guy played both rhythm and lead parts of inno a satana in his very tiny sample

[@dadkingcoffey8333]

DUDE THANK YOU FOR YOU PASSION AND WORK

[@KonstantinKorovyanskiy]

Great work! But that strange not to hear here Satyricon and Marduk

[@channelname3720]

That was incredible. Awesome playing and track selections!

[@remx15]

Awesome. Some of those transitions were hella smooth. Love your videos.

[@Stpddmbfck]

Excellent selection and perfectly executed!

[@Rose-From-the-Dead]

Nice. I was hoping to see Xasthur on here

[@carrion_crawler]

Odraza - never heard of them, the riff you played was intriguing. Thanks for a great tip there.

[@HAGENBETAMERAK]

This was absolutely amazing! Missing some Ancient and Enslaved, IMHO. You rock, dude!

[@Ugleseth]

Enslaved has always proclaimed to not be black metal, so I guess it's okay to leave them out?

[@DrakonComodo]

Как не самый большой поклонник жанра, отметила для себя, что базу до 2000х большей частью знаю) Спасибо за отличную работу.

[@mr.yanneh5984]

Massive respect for featuring Odraza, one of my favourite bands lately, hope a new album is on the way. Also great video as always.

[@plaq.]

2026 probably. Stawrogin said it in some interview.

[@mr.yanneh5984]

@@plaq. Thanks for the info, send me a link if you can manage to find it, would love to hear what he had to say.

[@rostbartdergeilere7252]

This also list is really VERY well picked! I love it.

[@frigidpony]

Great selection. Dawn - "Slaughtersun..." is one of my favorite albums of the 90's regardless of genre. I always thought Virus West was massively underrated.

[@Minceapple]

What an exquisite selection and most amazing presentation, loving it!!

[@timothymckane6362]

Ulver's I Troldskog Faren Vild is always my favorite of their black metal songs.

[@JustAnotherHeavyMetalManiac]

Had they continued in the direction of Bergtatt and Nattens Madrigal, they’d probably be my favourite band.

[@alanshufelt392]

Awesome, as always. Hair is looking fabulous. Keep on keepin' on.

[@Grrrem]

So many classics, impossible to be complete but I would have liked to see the black legions with Mutiilation or Deathspell Omega. Thank you for this trip.

[@RS_91]

Always nice to see a list with so many good bands unknown to me. Also good to see Mienenwerfer on such a quality list, thanks for sharing your journey

[@evazanevazan8045]

My dear friend! Thank you for reminding me of the Hungarian band Tormentor.

[@BostonFenian]

Another total banger of a video, and you deserve major props for including Blackbraid, an absolutely incredible one-man project from a supremely talented artist... he's released two albums in two years and they're both brilliant

[@BigMuff75]

Again very tasteful selection.

[@Evan-900]

Cool list. I had to stop the video at the year 2000 and take a look at what else was on there. We diverge on our taste in black metal right at the year 2000. I counted 4 bands on there that I listen to from that point on. I would drop a different band name in every other years slot. It makes sense that most people are going to agree on stuff pre-2000 because there was far less black metal released in those years. Of course from the turn of the century the genre exploded. The fact that I could have a wildly different list from you and someone else could have a wildly different list from me and you is a real testament to how this genre has evolved and stood the test of time.

[@BrittCastsFireballs]

One of those better be Taake lol. I really thought they would be featured earlier, but I guess Dødskvod is their most popular album. I feel like Hoest does a great job keeping the spirit of raw black metal alive even though they were late to the game (in terms of official release). Man, I remember buying Nattestid in 1998 or 1999 I believe. Feels like yesterday.

[@Evan-900]

@@BrittCastsFireballs 2005 would be Kriegsmaschine - Altered States of Divinity. 99' it would have been Paysage d'Hiver's self titled and 2002 would have been Negura Bunget or Antaeus. Tough call though. Taake doesn't make my list though crazily enough.

[@Betonschlong]

Interesting to hear the post-2010 stuff! I tend to cling to the old bands and albums that I've known since the early 00s.

[@da5e]

Love this. Some great choices, and some surprising omissions.

[@RoboutGuilliman]

Спасибо огромное надобавлял себе треков в плей лист, ну что то слышал уже. Спасибо за проделаную работу!

[@fcamiola]

This was amazing....of course! Cheers Dr Suffocator

[@Chaosmos_1349]

Drowning the Light and Caladan Brood made it. Awesome vid. You always make great stuff Also can we all agree Poland is killing the black metal game right now

[@Abstract_Algebra]

We agree.

[@ctiradperunovic]

1993 and 1994 I see like a game changing years when melodic, epic and atmospheric elements have been starting appearing in the black metal, albums like Dark Medieval Times, In The Nightside Eclipse or The Somberlain literally started a new era of the atmospheric and melodic black metal, which to a certain extent changed a very aggressive genre into something beautiful, but at the same time kept its dark and haunting essence.

[@tvwizard369]

Man I remember watching this dude when his hair was still short 🤘 Absolute legend

[@yousefbhacker8160]

Respect for including Fluisteraars and Odraza! Two amazing bands

[@vonsopas]

Great work! Would love me a Spotify playlist though. Cheers!

[@brettbarrett9423]

Well, I have a lot of albums to look up now. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@redinthesky1]

Such incredible selections perfectly executed

[@garrgravarr]

Awesome selection. Great job. Subbed.

[@EmpyreanFrost]

That...Caladan Brood part...that Echoes of Battle remains the only BM record to make me properly cry.

[@schillinger7814]

I'd never heard of them until now, I'm going to order that album right now.

[@ImmortalLevyon]

If you liked Caladan Brood, check out his other band, Gallowbraid.

[@nonesoherpetological8974]

It is my favorite black metal record of all time.

[@Sergiotanaz]

Long live epic black metal

[@Nocturnal_Cries_Of_Agony]

Check Eldamar

[@olamdylan862]

Great excursion into the history of black metal! Thanks!

[@pstraums]

Thanx, that was amazing!! Found a couple of new must checkouts too and for that, I thank you

[@nicop5306]

Thanks for includind Fluisteraars in your video. It's one of my favourite.

[@Natasmodis]

Glad to see some of Virus West on here, masterpiece of an Album.

[@تحوت_75]

De principio a fin, brutal, Mis mayores respectos y buenas vibras para tú canal.

[@cannibal666]

Hell yeah 🤘 one of my favorite genres 🤘👹💥 great vid👍

[@codetwored]

I'm pleased whatching your videos, it's nice to hear bands like Dawn (it's first time someone mentioned this band), Dissection's Somberlain era, Shining, Blackbraid (a new discovery from this recent years). Thank you for this great video.

[@rogeransaloni2035]

Such bangers. Loved seeing Nornir there, but one I didnt know yet will be sure to check out is Odraza, that sounded awesome

[@zeigknoechelbruder]

Love this! My favorites here: Caladan Brood, Taake, Horna and Blackbraid.

[@georgerise8520]

You’re an amazing performer I am so impressed!!!

[@Mr.NeroAugustus]

Alter Schwede! Deine zerfetzen ist Hammer! For those who don't know, Nagelfar is essential and thier album 'Hünengrab im Herbst' is one of the greatest Black Metal Albums of all time.

[@lance3401]

What a workout my friend amaziing work, so many things happen from decades of black metal, great video keep it up from a like you headbanger for about 35 years listening long live metal!

[@Manglerdome]

10:02 holy hell, how come I hadn’t heard about this album before! One of the best “new music” finds for me in the last couple of years!

[@nicolasbertin8552]

Quite a nice selection, one big issue is that you're totally missing on Orthodox Black Metal, with Deathspell Omega, Funeral Mist, Blut Aus Nord, Antaeus, Watain...

[@Mint-Lynx]

12:35 Cool to see the song which got me into BM featured here!

[@Tiisiphone]

Great performance and great musical journey! For some reason BM always makes me think of HP Lovecraft's universe. It fits the mood. 🖤

[@Amfiray]

I advise you to listen The Great Old Ones band, this will be next level of Lovecraftish vibes for you;)

[@gombka1144]

Sulphur Aeon is another great lovecraftian black metal band

[@Tiisiphone]

@@gombka1144 Thanks, will check it out!

[@Tiisiphone]

@@Amfiray Thanks, will do!

[@crapaudivre1517]

@Tiisiphone Of course! Tolkien and Satan should not be the only inspirational sources of BM.

[@bloodyrosary]

Ive been getting into metal recently and these videos help. Thank you :3

[@ColvinAvianBreadline]

What a great video! Cheers!

[@002nl]

Loved the Armagedda and Taake riffs 🤘🏻🔥🔥

[@TheGr00vR]

YES!! Please cover history of other genres as well!

[@malteadotas4]

Great selection RiffMaster! Personally I missed Master’s Hammer, Thorns, Vinterland, Satyricon, Satanic Warmaster, The Ruins of Beverast, Departure Chandelier and Aara, but I loved to see Spectral Wound there. Great job!

[@willnixon1583]

Bilskirnir too

[@malteadotas4]

@@willnixon1583 good call

[@crapaudivre1517]

Too bad there’s no mention of Marduk at all imo. Well, of course you have some choices to make - and tastes are tastes: no discussion about them!

[@bent3736]

Yeah I was thinking about Satyricon too, with how they evolved and pushed boundaries over the years, there'd be several opportunities to include them. But once you start adding bands it's very hard to stop, there are just so many great ones!

[@herculesbrofister265]

No Living Colour either.

[@xsrrr]

I see what you did there​@@herculesbrofister265

[@Lskfkksnfdjd]

Can't make room for every awesome band when there's one band for each year, sucks of course

[@FelixWolf]

No Watain or early Behemoth either

[@steffenschmidt3470]

That was educative. I knew Venom, Bathory, Gorgoth, and Mayhem.

[@daveg4525]

The Snare Drum is the best thing about Black Metal..

[@milicat.6522]

Thanks for including TAAKE, Darkthrone, Emperor, Dark Funeral...

[@a.frekkr.]

The pieces you picked for the 93-98 era are perfect. - The Somberlain, (one of) the greatest BM melodies ever written, - Inno a Satana, one of the most acclaimed songs in BM history, - Whichever piece from Bergtatt, arguably (to me) the best BM album ever, - Jesus Dod, with the best riff from one of the most acclaimed albums in BM history - Funeral Procession has always defined BM to me. This is what happens when the basics of BM are perfectly executed. - Ride the Wings of Pestilence, from Slaughtersun, one of the most overlooked albums in BM history. A collection of some of the best melodic riffs ever written.

[@goodvibes90_]

glad I found this video - just added a bunch of these album to my library! Also happy to see Batushka’s first album on here. I remember being absolutely blown away the first time I heard it 🤘🏼

[@aaroncoroner5915]

All good, and well done sir! Some obvious notable bands were missing though, no Rotting Christ, no Dimmu Borgir, no Marduk?!?

[@markbaston8147]

No Windir.

[@GAM3R3D]

This list is so much better without any Dimmu Borgir. And you named 3 bands, but you can name many more which are missing, but one band, one year. I think one could do 3 different history of black metal compilation and still would be some missing pieces.

[@barbaradebacco1682]

​@@GAM3R3DStormblast is a masterpiece, dont say that

[@netzerx]

Hay miles de bandas de black, se requieren 2 o 3 compilaciones como esta para abarcar todos los gustos

[@LordOfNihil]

i can understand dimmu. and greek black metal may as well be a whole different genre. its just so, different.

[@TheAnselmoE]

Happy to see Nagelfar on there! I feel like hardly anyone knows about them but Virus West is one of the best black metal records in existence