image
Genre
german black metal
Parent Genre: metal

German black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that emerged in Germany in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its dark and aggressive sound, often featuring fast-paced guitar riffs, blast beats, and harsh vocals. The lyrics often deal with themes of darkness, death, and the occult. Nargaroth, Kanonenfieber, and Lantlôs are all notable bands within the genre, each bringing their own unique style and approach to the sound.


Top artists of german black metal genre

Heretoir
Nargaroth
Lantlôs
Bethlehem
Kanonenfieber
ColdWorld
Thulcandra
Der Weg einer Freiheit
Non Est Deus
Agathodaimon
Dark Fortress
Suizid
The Ruins Of Beverast
Downfall Of Gaia
Ultha
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
Show More

german black metal music timeline

Explore german black metal history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s

Similar Genres to german black metal

Discover more related genres to german black metal genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

voidgaze black metal pagan black metal dark black metal atmospheric black metal chaotic black metal autonomous black metal depressive black metal blackgaze cosmic black metal norwegian black metal swedish black metal german pagan metal melodic black metal finnish black metal viking metal symphonic black metal post-black metal norwegian metal swedish metal
Show More

german black metal playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular german black metal music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

Play on spotify

List of german black metal artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Heretoir
33 59 29 65 12 12 114 30029
2
Nargaroth
33 37 27 82 1 9 117 77951
3
Lantlôs
32 52 27 62 7 15 133 49996
4
Bethlehem
31 22 35 76 4 14 128 43705
5
Kanonenfieber
30 21 38 91 0 13 148 18275
6
ColdWorld
30 84 26 60 34 10 123 41362
7
Thulcandra
29 36 28 75 30 16 127 13684
8
Der Weg einer Freiheit
28 78 25 71 13 8 119 34320
9
Non Est Deus
28 36 28 92 0 6 157 4912
10
Agathodaimon
26 17 35 88 4 18 127 29672
11
Dark Fortress
25 22 32 96 0 11 130 42472
12
Suizid
25 47 23 72 5 16 138 10816
13
The Ruins Of Beverast
25 69 24 74 10 6 114 32131
14
Downfall Of Gaia
24 79 21 92 0 9 147 21630
15
Ultha
24 74 25 73 7 9 141 15037
16
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
23 65 17 91 6 5 143 34805
17
Horn
23 47 37 79 1 15 128 8591
18
Groza
22 38 18 87 0 6 126 9956
19
Ungfell
21 54 22 80 10 10 153 10927
20
Imperium Dekadenz
21 73 33 82 9 10 125 19303
21
Wedard
20 47 16 82 20 4 110 14596
22
Karg
19 14 25 95 0 9 135 13838
23
Lunar Aurora
19 69 20 85 2 6 122 20027
24
The Spirit
18 52 19 93 0 12 131 9722
25
THRON
18 36 36 99 0 7 127 5099
26
Desaster
18 17 18 97 0 17 137 28575
27
Negator
18 49 28 97 0 8 120 10108
28
Antrisch
17 68 32 84 0 9 137 1340
29
Leipa
17 26 37 96 0 9 142 2411
30
Agrypnie
16 5 23 97 0 5 127 10029
31
Dornenreich
16 17 33 69 13 27 96 11207
32
Waldgeflüster
16 63 29 81 0 11 127 12266
33
Minas Morgul
16 92 22 68 10 20 124 8832
34
Totenwache
15 92 30 97 0 8 151 7444
35
Firtan
15 81 19 93 0 7 110 6994
36
Necros Christos
14 31 29 95 0 19 136 12340
37
Durbatuluk
14 49 21 88 0 11 167 3978
38
Der Tod und die Landsknechte
13 0 29 98 0 21 132 2527
39
Helrunar
13 29 23 90 7 6 137 11732
40
Ascension
12 70 19 67 8 7 119 8885
41
Vinterriket
12 81 21 38 70 5 110 8339
42
Sarkrista
11 1 26 93 0 12 163 7143
43
Nocte Obducta
11 80 24 100 0 9 118 8034
44
Fäulnis
11 61 22 86 0 29 141 4391
45
Endstille
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 8898
46
Nagelfar
10 77 16 95 0 8 142 6047
47
Leichenzug
10 0 45 90 0 27 130 2524
48
Secrets Of The Moon
10 2 41 85 0 30 122 10711
49
Dauþuz
9 43 31 93 0 6 116 3237
50
Sun Worship
8 74 12 99 0 3 115 5933
51
Odal
8 90 11 96 0 5 92 3345
52
Coilshift
8 78 33 65 0 8 128 385
53
Mosaic
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1976
54
Streams of Blood
7 16 43 90 3 15 125 2910
55
Pestlegion
7 55 27 94 0 4 125 1638
56
Drudensang
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1322
57
Hexenbrett
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1265
58
Luror
7 0 21 96 0 15 132 1820
59
Omega Infinity
7 0 13 89 1 3 99 2721
60
Runenwacht
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1553
61
Magoth
7 86 35 100 0 3 140 3725
62
Gràb
7 4 18 99 0 3 155 1819
63
Black Autumn
7 82 32 58 0 7 101 2273
64
Atronos
6 20 38 100 0 6 136 364
65
Antlers
6 50 9 95 0 3 167 2497
66
Sumerian Tombs
6 82 26 92 0 4 136 936
67
Asarhaddon
6 5 33 94 0 8 139 1581
68
Chaos Invocation
6 0 19 100 0 3 108 5091
69
Dødsdrift
6 93 17 85 0 8 135 1385
70
Tsatthoggua
5 94 17 84 0 4 119 1114
71
Lebenssucht
5 83 25 89 0 9 134 1666
72
Eïs
5 42 11 91 0 4 133 4659
73
Phantom Winter
5 80 28 76 0 4 102 2653
74
Farsot
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5341
75
Goath
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1340
76
Krater
5 90 33 72 0 21 110 3565
77
Skratte
5 93 13 87 0 6 80 542
78
Boötes Void
5 86 24 71 0 6 100 884
79
Mavorim
5 0 45 98 0 4 140 2328
80
FRIISK
5 11 17 91 0 6 130 2018
81
Nemesis Sopor
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 654
82
Shores of Ladon
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 701
83
Todtgelichter
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4005
84
Vampyric Tyrant
4 5 15 89 0 4 136 1299
85
Halphas
4 94 31 95 0 8 150 3125
86
Wind In His Hair
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 449
87
Illum Adora
3 93 16 96 0 8 177 896
88
Schrat
3 89 16 98 0 4 96 1852
89
Naxen
3 89 18 68 0 4 166 1665
90
Äera
3 25 25 96 0 4 113 1077
91
Drautran
3 48 12 94 0 4 148 2634
92
Erzfeynd
3 2 32 93 0 8 130 551
93
Grabunhold
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1105
94
Fyrnask
3 82 11 88 0 3 180 2761
95
Beltez
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 725
96
Heimdalls Wacht
3 39 33 97 0 17 160 2541
97
Schattenfall
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1411
98
Incarceration
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1623
99
Shrine of Insanabilis
3 96 27 97 0 6 120 4389
100
Tom Gekas
2 80 48 91 13 6 110 231
101
Hellsaw
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1568
102
Nawaharjan
2 0 21 96 0 3 105 753
103
HYEMS
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 881
104
Kankar
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 963
105
Dorn
2 22 52 87 0 64 140 399
106
Eternal Alchemist
2 0 18 97 0 7 160 455
107
Frost, Pisse & Elend
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 622
108
Bergthron
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 720
109
Gratzug
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 416
110
Irrlycht
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 896
111
Obsidian Gate
2 80 13 82 0 20 88 1160
112
WANDAR
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1554
113
Verheerer
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1565
114
Abyss
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 290
115
Sonic Reign
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 651
116
GeistLicht
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 597
117
Grabak
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1086
118
Der Rote Milan
1 68 43 82 0 3 120 935
119
Dysangelium
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1144
120
Paragon Belial
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 620
121
Abkehr
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1208
122
Graupel
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1233
123
Arathorn
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 496
124
Odem Arcarum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 274
125
Urfeind
0 93 22 99 0 3 122 91
126
Kratein
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
127
Trist
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3496
128
AEBA
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 548
129
Trimonium
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 297
130
Hâl
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
131
Entartung
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 438
132
Humanitas Error Est
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480
133
Skady
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310