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What are the greatest black metal albums of all time? Today we're diving into 20 essential black metal classics, focusing exclusively on releases from before the year 2000. From the icy atmospheres of Norwegian second wave legends to the melodic innovations of Sweden, the folk-infused sounds of Eastern Europe, and even some unconventional genre-bending masterpieces, these are the albums that helped define black metal as we know it. #blackmetal #dimmuborgir #mayhem #burzum
00:00 Immortal – At the Heart of Winter
01:00 Darkthrone – Transilvanian Hunger
02:04 Dissection – Storm of the Light's Bane
02:44 Enslaved – Frost
03:28 Sigh – Hail Horror Hail
04:30 Ulver – Nattens Madrigal
05:19 Rotting Christ – A Dead Poem
06:11 Taake – Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
07:05 Gorgoroth – Under the Sign of Hell
07:46 Satyricon – Dark Medieval Times
08:34 Borknagar – The Olden Domain
09:15 Windir – Arntor
10:00 Burzum – Filosofem
10:45 Mayhem – Deathcrush
11:35 Marduk – Opus Nocturne
12:17 Sacramentum – Far Away from the Sun
12:59 Dimmu Borgir – Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
13:38 Nokturnal Mortum – Goat Horns
14:41 Bathory – Blood Fire Death
15:30 Emperor – In the Nightside Eclipse
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What are the greatest black metal albums of all time? Today we're diving into 20 essential black metal classics, focusing exclusively on releases from before the year 2000. From the icy atmospheres of Norwegian second wave legends to the melodic innovations of Sweden, the folk-infused sounds of Eastern Europe, and even some unconventional genre-bending masterpieces, these are the albums that helped define black metal as we know it. #blackmetal #dimmuborgir #mayhem #burzum
00:00 Immortal – At the Heart of Winter
01:00 Darkthrone – Transilvanian Hunger
02:04 Dissection – Storm of the Light's Bane
02:44 Enslaved – Frost
03:28 Sigh – Hail Horror Hail
04:30 Ulver – Nattens Madrigal
05:19 Rotting Christ – A Dead Poem
06:11 Taake – Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
07:05 Gorgoroth – Under the Sign of Hell
07:46 Satyricon – Dark Medieval Times
08:34 Borknagar – The Olden Domain
09:15 Windir – Arntor
10:00 Burzum – Filosofem
10:45 Mayhem – Deathcrush
11:35 Marduk – Opus Nocturne
12:17 Sacramentum – Far Away from the Sun
12:59 Dimmu Borgir – Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
13:38 Nokturnal Mortum – Goat Horns
14:41 Bathory – Blood Fire Death
15:30 Emperor – In the Nightside Eclipse
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I do not own the rights to any of the featured song clips on this video. All credit to the artists and labels with specific permission granted. These fall under fair use based on sufficient transformation for the purpose of review, promotion, and commentary.
