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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 11990
3 9 14332
4 16 5176
5 9 10439
6 8 8293
7 13 14640
8 11 9878
9 18 11489
10 4 2525
11 3 4618
12 5 3463
13 11 8337
14 11 6299
15 2 1164
16 3 2277
17 2 1817
18 2 822
19 2 1305
20 12 3755
21 8 5886
22 14 5537
23 1 1217
24 16 5511
25 13 4076
26 8 2816
27 12 1870
28 12 3462
29 12 2727
30 11 2813
31 7 7118
32 4 997
33 6 6238
34 3 1092
35 7 7545
36 5 2316
37 5 4795
38 6 1386
39 2 2303
40 4 3440
41 5 1751
42 5 9694
43 5 1289
44 2 763
45 2 1263
46 2 895
47 1 1152
48 1 595

dark black metal playlist created by Chosic

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