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Genre: dark black metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Dark black metal is a subgenre of black metal that is characterized by its aggressive and raw sound, often incorporating elements of death metal and thrash metal. The lyrics typically focus on themes of darkness, Satanism, and anti-Christianity. The music is characterized by fast-paced, tremolo-picked guitar riffs, blast beats, and harsh vocals. The use of atmospheric keyboards and haunting melodies is also common. Bands in this genre often have a strong cult following and are known for their intense live performances.


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Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass

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To Hell We Fall
2014
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Fragment : Erhabenheit
2020
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Ascending Into Perdition
2022
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Malice of Antiquity
2019
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Ebony Tower
2018
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Drakonian Elitism
2023
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The Tread of Darkness
2023
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Throne Ablaze
2018
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Wings of antichrist
2005
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The Sad Realm of the Stars
2009
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The Priest of Satan
2018
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Malocchio - The Seven Tongues of Daemon
2022
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The Bitter End of Old
2022
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Omegaphilia
2017
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Eleven Dragons
2017
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In Death
2017

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List of dark black metal artists

Here is a list of dark black metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the dark black metal genre. You can find out what dark black metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 13 12263
2 11 11995
3 10 14338
4 16 5176
5 9 10439
6 8 8296
7 13 14645
8 11 9880
9 18 11516
10 4 2525
11 3 4618
12 11 8350
13 5 3465
14 2 1167
15 11 6299
16 8 5889
17 14 5544
18 17 5540
19 2 1817
20 2 836
21 2 1305
22 12 3764
23 2 2275
24 1 1217
25 9 2845
26 13 4076
27 12 1870
28 13 3478
29 12 2734
30 9 3637
31 11 2813
32 7 7118
33 6 6240
34 4 1005
35 7 7545
36 3 1092
37 2 2303
38 6 1386
39 5 4795
40 5 2316
41 4 3440
42 5 1289
43 2 763
44 5 1753
45 5 9709
46 2 1263
47 2 896
48 1 595
49 1 1152

dark black metal playlist created by Chosic

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