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Genre
atmospheric black metal
Parent Genre: metal

Atmospheric black metal is a subgenre of black metal that incorporates elements of ambient music and shoegaze. It is characterized by its use of atmospheric soundscapes, ethereal vocals, and a focus on creating a sense of mood and atmosphere. The genre often features long, epic compositions that build slowly and incorporate a wide range of instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and orchestral arrangements. The lyrics often deal with themes of nature, mysticism, and spirituality.


Top artists of atmospheric black metal genre

Burzum
Alcest
Deafheaven
Mgła
Agalloch
Summoning
Heretoir
Numenorean
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List of atmospheric black metal artists

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#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Burzum
47 63 23 58 21 17 117 347070
2
Alcest
46 82 31 64 12 16 121 245073
3
Deafheaven
43 79 26 77 13 15 125 209988
4
Mgła
41 87 22 94 0 6 147 113731
5
Agalloch
40 53 30 70 17 17 119 150986
6
Summoning
37 68 36 86 9 20 122 98083
7
Heretoir
34 56 29 65 13 11 115 29878
8
Numenorean
34 78 37 62 19 9 126 33973
9
White Ward
32 56 27 77 6 14 113 36352
10
Lantlôs
32 52 27 62 7 15 133 49788
11
Windir
31 82 20 89 4 17 129 78647
12
Wolves In The Throne Room
31 79 16 72 9 9 126 98784
13
Ghost Bath
31 83 28 67 38 6 125 42737
14
Sylvaine
31 77 32 54 30 15 125 35526
15
Blut Aus Nord
31 82 26 88 2 4 124 63767
16
Leviathan
31 89 15 72 6 9 130 73102
17
Violet Cold
31 80 31 72 16 9 132 31763
18
ColdWorld
30 84 26 61 33 10 122 41231
19
Drudkh
30 66 25 84 7 14 129 75567
20
Panopticon
30 69 29 62 23 34 125 55366
21
Amesoeurs
30 61 39 69 9 29 123 42452
22
Lustre
29 86 28 42 38 14 117 32930
23
Aara
29 89 20 79 0 7 146 14218
24
Afsky
29 58 18 75 0 4 123 17562
25
An Autumn for Crippled Children
29 91 34 79 2 24 128 29618
26
Thy Light
29 89 26 44 27 9 116 35574
27
Urfaust
29 84 18 71 8 12 106 39066
28
Uada
29 59 19 87 2 15 117 58073
29
Ellende
28 51 31 74 8 8 116 28043
30
Tardigrada
28 70 30 63 48 6 134 7278
31
Der Weg einer Freiheit
28 77 26 69 14 8 119 34226
32
Austere
27 56 32 83 7 6 111 11446
33
Ante-Inferno
27 91 18 70 30 6 116 3424
34
Spectral Wound
27 89 22 69 0 6 103 23692
35
Craft
27 69 20 92 0 10 131 38337
36
Grima
27 76 28 83 4 6 132 20541
37
The Ruins Of Beverast
26 73 24 76 10 6 116 32043
38
Skyforest
26 68 28 84 3 12 133 16859
39
Cult Of Fire
26 64 18 75 0 11 132 19324
40
Ultha
25 74 25 73 7 9 141 14979
41
Ultar
25 77 25 82 6 9 133 19263
42
Unreqvited
25 93 28 58 30 8 124 24750
43
Paysage D'Hiver
25 87 19 68 47 3 103 33081
44
Oranssi Pazuzu
25 71 30 75 1 13 129 52547
45
Woods of Desolation
25 76 20 58 14 10 116 18888
46
Saor
25 49 23 85 0 10 144 39505
47
Wiegedood
24 78 20 86 8 4 128 32674
48
Havukruunu
24 15 16 92 0 8 132 22746
49
Panzerfaust
24 83 20 96 0 7 121 14761
50
Eldamar
24 88 27 46 25 14 127 32481
51
Akhlys
24 85 23 84 0 5 123 32840
52
Stormkeep
23 66 26 73 21 10 140 15116
53
Mizmor
23 79 18 58 0 19 94 18281
54
Mephorash
23 30 24 69 1 6 121 15699
55
Kriegsmaschine
22 83 22 97 0 5 136 22723
56
Imperium Dekadenz
22 73 33 82 9 10 125 19241
57
Mesarthim
22 86 31 64 6 12 133 15420
58
Altar Of Plagues
22 68 25 65 4 11 118 33533
59
Wayfarer
22 83 31 67 7 18 100 13467
60
Enisum
22 82 27 91 0 6 138 14970
61
Sojourner
22 35 33 69 5 10 121 20631
62
Midnight Odyssey
22 71 19 69 35 7 118 16804
63
Elderwind
21 65 26 73 0 9 143 16095
64
Yellow Eyes
21 61 14 82 11 4 124 12269
65
Ungfell
21 54 22 80 10 10 153 10862
66
Fen
21 83 23 86 0 16 131 25563
67
Ashbringer
21 52 30 64 13 8 119 14203
68
Nordicwinter
21 75 31 61 16 7 103 5361
69
Krallice
20 85 16 82 0 8 130 23331
70
Lunar Aurora
20 69 20 85 2 6 122 19941
71
Hermóðr
20 89 30 60 28 16 123 10053
72
Cân Bardd
20 26 26 58 21 10 116 9625
73
Karg
20 14 25 95 0 9 135 13811
74
Caladan Brood
20 75 36 66 0 15 115 10268
75
A Forest Of Stars
19 40 21 64 12 11 118 22344
76
VÉHÉMENCE
19 47 40 97 0 6 113 7754
77
Falls of Rauros
19 78 27 63 23 18 117 16838
78
I Shalt Become
19 92 20 63 32 7 109 14654
79
The Great Old Ones
18 86 30 87 11 6 125 22618
80
Fluisteraars
18 76 21 84 0 14 127 14296
81
Evilfeast
18 92 14 76 22 11 130 12103
82
Anomalie
18 45 34 90 0 16 130 12244
83
Nahtrunar
18 69 25 56 32 10 129 3679
84
Auðn
18 75 17 77 0 8 136 20034
85
Pure Wrath
18 79 20 75 0 7 146 8172
86
Feigur
17 52 22 58 36 10 122 7506
87
Emyn Muil
17 84 35 63 7 14 117 8299
88
Kalmankantaja
17 75 27 71 11 6 128 11646
89
Grift
17 57 23 83 12 11 136 9737
90
Negură Bunget
17 81 25 63 28 6 109 29955
91
Sunken
17 85 25 57 19 8 125 6233
92
Nebula Orionis
16 86 38 74 36 15 128 3495
93
Csejthe
16 73 25 62 44 9 114 8420
94
Mare Cognitum
16 53 20 82 3 7 122 17853
95
Dantalion
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
96
Faidra
16 91 30 77 0 7 102 8820
97
Darkspace
16 91 12 38 7 3 142 26173
98
Olde Throne
16 90 26 88 0 4 142 1328
99
Waldgeflüster
16 71 29 80 0 12 129 12218
100
Thränenkind
15 81 34 71 16 9 120 11554
101
Aquilus
15 76 15 48 27 5 98 11434
102
Vvilderness
15 86 24 45 11 6 133 5771
103
Marrasmieli
15 63 15 93 0 8 122 4766
104
Ateiggär
14 60 24 82 14 20 145 2727
105
Spectral Lore
14 87 20 56 19 5 102 13464
106
Archierophant
14 91 26 46 39 7 125 848
107
Aosoth
14 86 22 90 0 5 134 16958
108
Almyrkvi
13 84 21 79 2 4 126 8902
109
Sun Of The Sleepless
13 51 32 55 9 4 139 7017
110
Aoratos
13 46 18 50 32 7 106 5259
111
Olhava
13 83 15 41 58 11 111 5361
112
Acherontas
13 14 10 94 0 4 159 13389
113
Svartidaudi
13 87 13 93 0 3 144 12431
114
Khors
13 78 33 89 0 21 88 8897
115
Malist
12 85 31 89 8 15 134 5585
116
Alda
12 87 24 74 10 10 127 4548
117
Ethereal Shroud
12 18 11 93 0 4 77 7796
118
Dordeduh
12 54 49 91 1 31 131 7902
119
Ruadh
12 36 22 71 13 10 140 3138
120
Dreams of Nature
12 76 25 56 22 8 129 2546
121
Nightbringer
12 53 15 94 8 5 131 14454
122
Vinterriket
12 81 21 38 70 5 110 8299
123
The Committee
12 79 15 85 0 10 117 3764
124
Sear Bliss
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5699
125
Zhrine
11 91 25 65 0 8 112 12189
126
Nostalghia
11 77 31 79 0 13 138 1292
127
Sinmara
10 92 16 95 0 5 140 7109
128
Sivyj Yar
10 54 40 85 16 14 108 5313
129
Skogen
10 35 43 86 0 11 130 9455
130
Pillorian
10 83 18 74 2 9 134 9791
131
Severoth
10 83 16 47 1 5 125 3676
132
Annorkoth
10 89 18 77 5 4 130 2796
133
Vanum
10 51 15 58 22 8 113 8941
134
Throane
10 79 12 58 4 8 114 6610
135
Nortt
10 83 12 25 54 5 71 12278
136
Frostnatt
10 86 35 89 1 14 144 928
137
Murg
9 87 16 77 0 4 111 5964
138
Sun Worship
9 74 12 99 0 3 115 5919
139
Autrest
9 88 20 84 0 5 148 811
140
Wode
9 44 14 99 0 4 115 9140
141
Vukari
9 58 24 92 0 12 139 6557
142
Firienholt
9 32 35 61 15 8 144 1940
143
Arx Atrata
8 84 30 80 2 5 146 7268
144
Woe
8 91 17 98 0 6 167 8458
145
When Night Leaves Again
8 65 36 31 0 7 135 745
146
Turia
8 84 21 94 0 5 129 5812
147
Fuath
8 97 24 92 0 7 137 7187
148
Morwinyon
8 90 25 58 3 5 115 1113
149
Lascar
8 84 34 86 0 4 145 7323
150
Altars of Grief
8 1 22 86 1 12 124 4570
151
Basarabian Hills
8 88 31 39 54 7 134 5030
152
Sorrow Plagues
8 95 13 75 3 5 130 6159
153
Eneferens
7 78 20 54 6 11 139 4105
154
Borgne
7 5 7 38 1 4 175 3943
155
Ash Borer
7 84 17 78 14 5 112 11668
156
Cantique Lépreux
7 76 24 94 0 5 153 5686
157
Wodensthrone
7 81 16 95 0 3 134 10391
158
Krohm
7 76 16 69 2 9 131 6828
159
Steingrab
6 95 23 67 0 6 90 1134
160
Árstíðir lífsins
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3932
161
Raat
6 97 24 69 0 6 128 1314
162
Lumnos
6 63 30 73 8 11 113 2275
163
Forhist
6 78 9 87 0 4 121 2963
164
Vision Lunar
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
165
Druadan Forest
6 62 25 33 29 10 124 4049
166
Silhouette
6 71 30 78 16 17 132 833
167
Frostveil
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 617
168
Koldovstvo
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1721
169
Battle Dagorath
6 90 13 75 41 3 133 5219
170
Downfall of Nur
6 95 18 85 0 13 150 4597
171
Farsot
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5327
172
Izthmi
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1953
173
Beleriand
5 75 27 52 53 5 109 1469
174
Todtgelichter
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3997
175
Void Omnia
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4987
176
Nivh
5 58 21 87 0 9 150 463
177
Old Graves
5 79 13 78 0 13 109 3017
178
Dynfari
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4356
179
Old Growth
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 926
180
Woman is the Earth
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3494
181
Fellwarden
4 81 17 87 0 11 125 2303
182
Nord Frost
4 83 13 57 23 7 130 1721
183
Gloosh
4 92 13 67 0 3 180 2181
184
Autumn's Dawn
4 91 15 91 25 5 135 2006
185
Erebos
4 84 18 39 0 4 160 823
186
Earth and Pillars
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3353
187
Monarque
3 95 36 99 0 2 140 4202
188
Fyrnask
3 82 11 88 0 3 180 2760
189
Tar Blossom
3 68 26 96 0 4 173 746
190
Howling North
3 83 31 55 2 13 122 877
191
Äera
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1077
192
Ramihrdus
3 91 37 68 33 12 113 734
193
Spell of Dark
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1089
194
Forest Silence
2 92 33 78 0 18 98 1893
195
Noctem Aeternus
2 31 20 76 0 3 160 1111
196
Grief & Bliss
2 82 39 82 0 17 123 487
197
WANDAR
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1554
198
Chaos Moon
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4886
199
Frigoris
2 2 38 93 0 11 133 1507
200
Time Lurker
1 89 10 98 0 3 84 704