Top 20 Albums That Got Me Into Black Metal

[@tomasjonsson7141]

Nice list dude some great albums 🐐🐐🐐

[@gguolo]

Dude I could listen to u talk about metal for days. Love the passion man. Metal forever!

[@brainsmasher666]

Thanks! And luckily for you, I still am!

[@arklowrockz]

I'm 46. Metal is music I listened to since I was 4 or 5 (lots of Sabbath and Deep Purple). Got in to Thrash Metal when I was about 18. I was about 20 and in college and I remember reading all about Burzum and Darkthrone and Emperor and Mayhem but I was so prejudiced against this stuff I wouldnt give it a listen. Then 10 years ago I got into Opeth and ever since I have been on this long march backwards to all this great music. It's a lonely place to be though because absolutely none of my family or buddies would give any of this stuff a listen for even one minute (believe me I've tried). It's amazing though of you just give it a chance the way this stuff can grow on you....

[@Heavymetaleternia]

Storm of the light‘s bane is my favorite album of all time. Nice to see someone worship it as much as I do. I never get tired of this album. You have shown so many albums that also got me into BM in 1996. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@mattw4461]

Great list. I use to hate BM until I first heard Dissection Storms and then Emperor Anthems. Now its probably my favorite genre.

[@DinosaurJr8]

So happy to see Dawn in this video. I stumbled upon "Nær sólen gar niþer for evogher" when I was about 18 and it along with that EP remain favorites of mine.

[@lurchwurm]

Emperor IX Equilibrium got me into it back in 2000. Was big into Thrash and Swedish death metal (favorite was Dismember) back in the 90s. BM is by-far my favorite genre now and Emperor is still at the top of my list.

[@Markusousa]

Thank you very much. I was really waiting for this topic.

[@bayousurvivor]

18:18 yup it has a strange haunting classiness. So innovative. THAT is the album that introduced me to extreme music

[@matternicuss]

Many of these albums also got me into the genre, but I'll never forgot the first time I heard Emperor's 'I am the Black Wizards', and everything... just clicked. Great taste, sir! For me, Storm of the Light's Bane is only superficially a 'death metal' album. Its intention, its atmosphere and spirit are wholly Black Metal.

[@charlescole3166]

Great video I like the albums for me one was also Lord Belial- Enter The Moonlight Gate

[@careful...Icarus]

Thank you brainsmasher my metal journey has taken many crooked paths down many dark forbidding roads.Thanks for adding some stops to the map.

[@brainsmasher666]

thanks for the support Gerald!

[@RichLunaMusic]

Dimmu Borgir’s Stormbläst re-release was the first album that got me into Black Metal. That was my gateway into Symphonic Metal of all kinds.

[@dimifisher]

Blizzard beasts is really awesome, one of my favourites from immortal, you really feel the coldness

[@forgemastermetal]

Excellent list. That Abigor album slays. Huge soft spot for that Immortal and Dissection record as well.

[@danielbaraona249]

Blizzard Beasts is an awesome and terrible underated album.

[@brainsmasher666]

Agreed!

[@petercrushingc]

Great channel! An oldie here and completely agree with you on Algaion "vox clamentis" super EP, have the original. Unfortunately lost the most of my collection, but still have some left. One of my favorites that haven´t got mentioned in other peoples videos is: Setherial - Nord. Amazing melodic black metal album.

[@georgekrutz8292]

Love Immortal. This was my gateway band into Black Metal.

[@dimifisher]

Ved Buens ede's written in waters is a great record that inspired the third wave of Black metal bands like deathspell omega, etc, you should check it out

[@brainsmasher666]

I talk about VBE on my channel pretty regularly. Written in Waters is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@joeamputaror9854]

Those who caress the pale

[@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG]

The Godflesh worship on the last track on Slaughter The Soul is so good.

[@coloneljan]

Glad to hear you mention Heaven Shall Burn by Marduk man, my favorite album by them as well. Absolute classic. GLORIFICATION OF THE BLACK GOD! But... no Gorgoroth?

[@youknowhuwitis]

What album is playing in the background at the beginning of the vid? That's fucking killer music.

[@goldenfreddy-gj5wy]

I heard almost all of it. That At The Gates album was also the first i bought within this style of music, but i would consider then melo death, i think the other best within that style are the first 2 In Flames and Dark Tranquillity albums. Cradle of Filth when Dusk came out was considered black metal. Here are my top 20 in no order. 1. Satyricon - Nemesis Divina or Dark Medieval Times 2. Immortal - Battles In The North or Pure Holocaust 3. Borknagar - Borknagar 4. Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid or Enthrone 5. Darkthorne - Under a Funeral Moon 6 .Arcturus - Aspera 7. Covenant - In Times Before the Light 8. Cradle of Filth - Dusk or Cruelty 9. Gehenna - Seen Through the Vails Of Darkness 10. Burzum - Det Som Engang Var 11. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse 12. Finntroll - Jaktens Tid or Midnattens 13. Entrall - Prophecies of the dying 14. Abyssos - Together We Summon The Dark 15. Enslaved - Yggdrasll 16. Hecate Enthroned - The Slaughter of the Innocence 17. Old Man's Child - Born Of The Flickering 18. Mayhem - De Mysteriis 19. Gorgoroth - The Antichrist or Under the Signs of Hell 20. Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry

[@andreasjohansen6108]

At the Gates?! Melo Death metal.. well known ;) Great and yes!

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Vempire is my fave COF release ..what do you now think of the FIRST Dusk and Her Embrace that was released in 2016. I thin it is very interesting because the 96 Dusk is still brilliant stll very dark. However interesting what Dusk WAS going to sound like.

[@bubbaharrod2530]

Check out dark plague- be more or fade away Akhlys the dreaming Nightbringer womb of nix

[@brainsmasher666]

I got rid of all of my Nightbringer and Akhlys. That dude is a fucking nazi.

[@RexRoss77]

I'd like to like this and like this again if I could brother. Excellent taste.

[@elizabethwild3065]

Brilliant stuff going on here :)

[@v8cool231]

In the woods- Heart of the ages. An amazing classic for me !!

[@WanderingSoulsWebzine]

Magnificent albums in here. I might do this kind of video as well at a point soon .

[@brainsmasher666]

Thanks for watching!

[@willemzandbergen3815]

Internal Decay- To each his own pain from 1993 was my first black metal album. Recomment that album still today

[@anndrezzz4483]

Thank you sharing your Evil taste of Album for Newbies Appreciated Friendo...

[@Moonchilddbk]

Why do you say that Varg is a dushbag? anyhow excellent 20 bm album reviews

[@allenellsworth5799]

Having a hard time really loving black metal. Only have 3 albums I like a lot and only one of them I really love

[@superiormusic]

Thumbed up just for the thumbnail :) Also, killer shirt, mate.

[@brainsmasher666]

Thanks!

[@anycitalan8246]

Hall bro! , what is the song at the beginning of the video? plis, see you

[@anycitalan8246]

Hall bro! , what is the song at the beginning of the video? plis, see you

[@anycitalan8246]

Hall bro! , what is the song at the beginning of the video? plis, see you

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

This will be cool to watch. I'm gonna do one too when I have the time.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

I personally love the shit out of At the Heart of Winter, and Sons of Northern Darkness for being a really well written and catchy modern black metal album. And early Old Mans Child rules! Especially that first album...

[@rickwilliams4295]

I'm not near in your league of knowledge of groups like you are,your amazing dude,hey what is the best Carpathian forest album in your opinion?That way I can check it out.Im kinda stuck in late 90s metal,so I'm trying to find out about all these bands you have.And Thanks dude for replying to me on my simple questions,no other channel replies.You rule dude!!!

[@brainsmasher666]

My favorite Carpathian Forest is Black Shining Leather. I dont really like their other stuff and a lot of it is pretty stupid.

[@GroundZeroSalem]

"This makes me want to go to war with heaven" - A random friend of mine's comment during our first listen of Anthems by Emperor. Needless to say, I made fun of him. He had a point though.

[@johnschisler5381]

14:06 .... are those two hugging?

[@johnschisler5381]

Thats trve kvlt as shit

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!

[@lainlifestyle5790]

do you have a Virus (norway) CD? i really like that band

[@CirageNoir]

Thanks buddy, now I've got something to link when people pester me with "But what should I start with ?".

[@brainsmasher666]

This video should work really well for that! Thanks for watching!

[@JayInDecent]

First i heard inflames reroute to remain. Then dimmu stormblast then cradle of filth heaven torn asunder. So basically really got into dimmu and cradle. Saw COF at HOB. Got Danni's sig on my ticket! My most favorite album though is enthrone darkness triumphant. Edit and for all TID

[@Blockmeddler]

Great shirt! Is that from the Cult Never Dies?

[@brainsmasher666]

i dont remember where I ordered it from. it was so many years ago. I want to say it was some company in south america.

[@fuzzmahmoud8436]

This is too much to ask I'm aware and I apologize but it'd be nice if you can link the songs used in the background of this video. Thank you!

[@deathl7172]

Yea my first taste of BM Sodom in the sign of evil my favorite track outbreak of evil then immortal then mayhem darkthrone Samuel dissection etc

[@claytonbjork5687]

Algaion is totally underrated...I bought that ep second hand in the late 90s and was about the only one of my friends that loved it...I just can't understand why people don't love it???????????but I like all Algaions discography (except general enmity)....that was disgraceful

[@brainsmasher666]

Vergelmer was pretty good too.

[@claytonbjork5687]

Hell yes you are right about that...I'd never heard of Vergelmer until now and it really kills... thanks for that old boy and thanks for the introduction to sorgsvart also...I haven't stopped listening to it since I watched your video.. cheers and hails

[@MrUnlord666]

very good top album pretty much same for me 95-99's are for me the best era of black metal ! it very hard to choose but i would prolly add some album like Dimmu Borgir Stormblast . Vinterland the Last chapter .to it ect.. but good job mate ! :)

[@matthewlohr3188]

What's going on You show cool stuff.just wondering You don't listen to Ancient ??

[@brainsmasher666]

Nope!

[@matthewlohr3188]

@@brainsmasher666 ok just was wondering

[@matthewlohr3188]

You have a great collection awesome stuff

[@taielrach620]

What is the name of the background song?

[@taielrach620]

*band

[@brainsmasher666]

Algaion "Vox Clamentis" I said it in the video.

[@hvitekristesdod]

Ooh nice idea! I have some picks from my recollection, maybe not the best but the ones that really influenced me when I was getting into it in the early to mid 2000s: Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon/Spiritual Black Dimensions Watain - Casus Luciferi Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse 1349 - Hellfire/Beyond the Apocalypse Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times Carpathian Forest - Defending the Throne of Evil Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires Circumspice Blood Red Fog - S/T Woods of Ypres: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues Krohm - A World Through Dead Eyes/The Haunting Presence Xasthur - To Violate The Oblivious Leviathan - The Tenth Sub Level Of Suicide/Tentacles of Whorror Urgehal - Goatcraft Torment/Through Thick Fog Till Death ...And Oceans - A.M.G.O.D Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus Abigor - Opus IV!!! I have it on casette xD Anaal Nathrakh - Eschaton/Hell is Empty Katharsis - VvorldVvithoutEnd Ondskapt - Dodens Evangelium Dawn - Slaughtersun

[@nebulaexspiravit1497]

4:59 song?

[@brainsmasher666]

Algaion "vox clamentis"

[@dables108]

Goddammit. Apparently I've been pronouncing Hvis Lyset Tar Oss and Filosofem wrong all these years. haha shit...

[@Avertia]

Good stuff there

[@brainsmasher666]

Thanks!

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video

[@AntiSocialBlackMetalWhore]

After I heard that 1 song on the radio 17 years ago I was hooked to the point where all I listen to is BM now days. I'd be dead and buried by now if it wasn't for Black Metal \m/

[@thearchivist7824]

Mind if I do a version of this too?

[@brainsmasher666]

The Abyssal Archivist please do!

[@thearchivist7824]

Unfortunately I can't show off many CDs of such albums because of my abysmal (ha) budget.

[@JoshuaKarpowich]

The Abyssal Archivist lol your not true kvlt if you don't have the original release cds!

[@thearchivist7824]

IKR???

[@thearchivist7824]

Aaaand I made the video :P

[@EmpyreanFrost]

1. In Sorte Diaboli----Dimmu Borgir----owned. 2. Thornography----Cradle of Filth----owned.----I know..not Black Metal but it helped me find other bands. \m/ 3. At the Heart of Winter----Immortal----owned. Albums that got me further into it. 4. Disciples of Inferno----Abysmal Lord----need. 5. Choronzon----Akercocke----owned.---I know..they aren't really black metal...but Im friends with David Gray, the drummer and he is a really kickass and nice guy.. 6. Empire of the Fallen Angel----Demoncy.----owned on 12" LP. 7. Whores of the Sabbat----Sivad.----owned. 8. Echoes of Battle----Caladan Brood.----owned. 9. Beauty. Darkness. Chaos.----Chaos Moon/Benighted In Sodom/Frostmoon Eclipse.----owned. 10. Melancholie2----Coldworld----need. 11. Skogens Hjarta----Hypothermia.----need. 12. With Hearts Towards None----Mgla.----need. 13. They Awoke to the Scent of Spring----Lustre.----need. 14. Thousand Swords----Graveland.----owned. 15. Ethereal Footprints Towards Nothingness----Ulfrinn.----need 16. Aria of Vernal Tombs----Obseqiuae----need. \m/ 17. I Became the Frozen Land----Appalachian Winter----need. 18. Vamachara----Acherontas----need. 19. The Call of Glacial Emptiness----Ulvegr.----need. 20. Graveforests and their Shadows----Walknut.----need. Alot of these bands helped me discover other bands in their "genres" or subgenres" :D ---Patrick. \m/

[@thomasstillman4805]

Dissection 😎🤘

[@lecturehc]

Abigor rocks, especially the last 3 releases.

[@cubbykovu8955]

IN YOUR INTRO YOU TOUCHED THE PLAYING SURFACE :O :O :O :O :O :O :O *Faints*

[@jasondunbar6935]

The idea of a Top 20 getting you into a (sub)genre is interesting to me. By 20, aren't you already INTO it? Do you need further convincing? I'm being cheeky, though. I can only think of 2 albums that got me interested in black metal and then with the help of some magazines like Pit and Metal Maniacs and some cheap compilation CDs, I was off to the races. Does your copy of Battles in the North have the correct track listing? I have a 2013 jewel case release and the tracklisting does not match the order on the disc. It's a little annoying. Do you have enough albums and/or interest to do an episode on Necropolis Records like the one you did on Napalm Records?

[@brainsmasher666]

Jason Dunbar if I did another one like that, it would probably be Necropolis. I am missing a few essentials though.

[@brainsmasher666]

every copy of Battles seems to have a different order haha. it's fucked. you should see the promo copy.

[@jasondunbar6935]

That sucks. You'd think Osmose would fix it for subsequent re-pressings.

[@brainsmasher666]

Well Herve / Osmose is one of the most stubborn people I have ever met. Back in the early 00s there was a US outlet for Osmose and I was so pumped for that, but it fizzled out right away.

[@jasondunbar6935]

That's a shame.

[@etienneparent6912]

Good list but I don't understand putting slaughter of the soul on this list as its melodic dm not bm ! Great work anyway buddy !

[@hellbeneath]

what kind of group or groups are playing throughout the whole video?

[@brainsmasher666]

howling winds This music is called Black Metal

[@hellbeneath]

but, these melodic guitars on the 7th minute and at the moment when you explained about Arcturus they just killed me. Tell me please, what kind of bands perform such a masterpiece of black

[@brainsmasher666]

howling winds oh I'm sorry I didn't understand you. The music in the background is Algaion - "Vox Clamentis"

[@hellbeneath]

Yea, this is it, tnx

[@metalmoshingmad777]

I see I have found the black metal Viking. I think I'll stay.

[@hs3881]

What's the intro music?

[@brainsmasher666]

Its the theme song from NBC Football.

[@hs3881]

Thanks. That's some sick list of albums you put there. I'm just going through them and discoverig what I didnt know yet. In the meantime, check out Covenant - Nexus Polaris, I'm willing to bet you'll want to add it to the list :-)

[@brainsmasher666]

I used to own a copy of that album but I got sick of it. I listened to it the other day and I still dont really like it much. Its pretty goofy.

[@blackwintersday]

Great video mate Check out a band called the darksend - unsunned the darksend - antichrist in excelsis

[@lecturehc]

I like Pure Holocaust best from Immortal. Blizzard Beasts is a bit too all over the place for me but I still like it. I think it's the last true Immortal album.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

To this day wonder why I gave away Satan/The Black cd....oh, I thought I had a riend for life. Lesson: Dont give away cd's lke that because of friendship. Anthems is by far their best, love the album cover..also showed live they could not re-create their work, not the Gods people portray them to be, also know too many stories about them and their unsuccessful tour of the US So many bands from the early-mid 90's and it was all perfected by Watain..just me. Every BM album that made me love BM was blown away as soon as I heard Watain.

[@TheSvartulfr]

1) Bathory: Necromansy 2) Burzum; Det Som en Gang Var 3) Immortal: Cold Winds of Funeral Dust 4) Gorgoroth: Drommer om Dod 5) Marduk: La Grande Danse Macabre 6) Mercyful Fate: Satan's Fall 7) Nightbringer: Rite of the Slaying Tongue 8) Ragnarok: For the World I Am Blinded 9) Sargeist: Heretic Iron Will 10: Behexen: Sota valon jumalaa vastaan 11) Akhlys: The Dreaming Eye 12) Amestigon: Demiurg 13) Aosoth: An Arrow in Heart 14) Arckanum: Kamps Tekn 15) Behemoth: Antichristian Phenomenon 16) Blut aus Nord: What Once Was... Liber I, Pt. 1 17) Dark Funeral: Bloodfrozen 18) Dark Throne: Kathaarian Life Code 19) Deathspell Omega: First Prayer 20) Nargaroth: Black Metal Ist Krieg

[@johnoliver332]

I liked the look of ulver

[@RadioLansman]

You do know that over here in Sweden/scandinavia - saying anything positive about Cradle of filth is the most "untrue" thing one can do. Blasphemy (in a bad way) ;) Hehe Thanks for the vid! :)

[@bubbaharrod2530]

Check out BEHERIT

[@brainsmasher666]

duh

[@JoshuaKarpowich]

I'm upset no summoning or absu.

[@brainsmasher666]

I would say that Tara was my entry point into Absu, and that came out about 5 years after I had gotten into black metal. Summoning, well I've always preferred Abigor to Summoning.

[@gabedogen]

12:24

[@lecturehc]

Marduk - Heaven Shall Burn is a great pick. I agree with that they never topped it. Mussorgsky arrangement is morbid as fuck!

[@petermoes1668]

Nice intro

[@squashedeyeball]

Great picks!! I understand you feeling about Varg man... Very influential, but he is a complete idiot and a narcissist, to say the least. It's like he constantly tries to fit his views into some frame, every time he discovers something new. And the entire reason for his hate is just juvenile. If you ask me, many of these guys, they were just kids who didn't understand lots of things. But yeah, the music is something that really changed metal and opened up an entire new world of possibilities. Speaking of problem, I have the same problem with Inquisition. I believe we all know who and what Dagon is... The band Inquisition doesn't touch these subjects, but I'll be dead before I give this "man" my money. And the fact that he tries to hide these facts like a rat makes it even worse. Which is a big problem in BM... Some of the most talented bands out there are full of people who are bunch of filth, to say the least.

[@bubbaharrod2530]

Quit being such a sensitive cry baby!! Would you like varg better if he was anti white and caught his son playing with a doll so he assumed he was transgender and started him on female hormones?? Most men with any sense of pride and honor and a relatively high testosterone level is gonna think like varg.

[@kremasag6612]

@@bubbaharrod2530 Does it take high testosterone for one to be racist?

[@bubbaharrod2530]

Your a weenie, so we should never seperate the art from the artist?? So every painter poet musician sculpture etc should be analyzed for any wrong think and canceled no matter how exceptional the art is? You are the problem

[@bubbaharrod2530]

@@kremasag6612 soooo having pride in ones heritage and not wanting to race mix is racist?? I guess I don’t fucking get it, I don’t understand the modern leftist thinking or even normal centrist thinking, it’s just so feminine and weak to me, our ancestors tamed the west and created a perfect foundation for its children only for them to be brainwashed by leftist media and academia into guilt feelings and self loathing and now to give away your birth right is truly just weak to me

[@squashedeyeball]

@@bubbaharrod2530 To each their own. You can do whatever you wish... I'm not like that. The artists I support, I truly do, on more than one level.

[@liquidallstar2303]

i love this video

[@demijurg666]

no complains mate,..,i like more quality and symphony i would add thou those ...and Oceans - The Dynamic Gallery Of Thoughts ABSU - The Sun Of Tiphareth Castrum - Black Silhouette Enfolded In Sunrise Naglfar - Vittra Thorns - Thorns

[@TurquoiseTerrorizer]

If the devil had eyebrows they would be like yours

[@brainsmasher666]

Wait, does the devil not have eyebrows? I have a few I could spare.

[@vlodimirbumazhnikau225]

Very good band. Only about Judas Iscariot

[@johnyboy1977]

Mayhem's "De Mysteriis" is the ultimate bm icon. The other choices are obviously personal and coherent with the time you started listening to bm, most are good. Immortal wise, I'm always a sucker for "Pure Holocaust". By the way, ATG was never bm, and Carcass predates that type of sound at least 4 years.

[@cubbykovu8955]

NICE beard :)

[@Shanoa]

lol awesome intro

[@rickwilliams4295]

Do you know anybody that has atheist unquestionable presence on cassette?If so I wouldn't mind buying it.I wish they would start selling music on cassettes,just because they last so long and are durable.Also Is there a member of carcass with brujeria.Kinda weird considering they talk about killing whites.His face behind bandana looked like Jeff.

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Cradle of filth wasn't black metal. Well maybe they where . But nowadays they sound nothing like black metal

[@tylerstuart6709]

Black metal roolz

[@Ste666hell]

Bel video.. peccato che i Cradle of Filth siano sempre stati dei pagliacci venduti, musicalmente troppo gothic per piacere ai veri blackers.. Ma da quando gli At the Gates fanno black metal??? è death svedese, che è sempre stato molto melodico rispetto ai canoni del death americano.. forse i Dissection che sono una via di mezzo tra i due generi (black e death svedese intendo).. Ultimamente ascolto roba tipo Behexen, Azaghal o Sargeist, black finlandese veramente grezzo e diretto, migliori oggigiorno dei loro colleghi norvegesi; oppure avant garde tipo i Deathspell Omega che non riesco a levarmi dalla testa.. Buona parte dei gruppi di cui parli o si sono venduti alle major o hanno esaurito le idee da anni, forse Burzum fa ancora qualcosa di decente, i Darkthrone sono morti e sepolti come i Mayhem..

[@williamxb]

Good list, but Hagl Varg.

[@thomasstillman4805]

Carcass

[@TheArchDemon729]

Cradle of filth is really not black metal but more of a Gothic extreme metal

[@McGrob92]

Ahahah, kinder!. Welcome to 2003 year )))) Nobody is interested about that everybody knows. And some of this bands and lps are trash.

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!

[@anycitalan8246]

what is the song at the beginning of the video? see you!