My Top 12 Essential Melodic Black Metal Albums
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Finally got around to doing this. I've been wanting to do this video for a while now. Feel free to post your lists in the comments and check out the links below to hear any of these albums if you haven't!
1. Dark Fortress "Tales From Eternal Dusk" - • Dark Fortress - Tales ...
2. Dawn "Slaughtersun (Crown Of The Triarchy)" - • Dawn - Slaughtersun (C...
3. Dissection "The Somberlain" - • Video
4. Lord Belial "Enter The Moonlight Gate" - • LORD BELIAL - 1997 - E...
5. The Moaning "Blood From Stone" - • The Moaning - Blood Fr...
6. Mork Gryning "Tusen At Har Gatt" - • Mörk Gryning - Tusen å...
7. Naglfar "Vittra" - • Naglfar - Vittra (Full...
8. Nokturnal Mortum "Lunar Poetry" - • Video
9. Sacramentum "Far Away From The Sun" - • Sacramentum - Far Away...
10. Thulcandra "Fallen Angel's Dominion" - • Thulcandra - Fallen An...
11. Vargavinter "Frostfodd" - • Vargavinter - Frostföd...
12. Vinterland "Welcome My Last Chapter" - • Video
Unanimated’s Ancient God of Evil is an absolute masterpiece. Along side Dissection, a big influence on Thulcandra.
The album that got me into bm in general
Glad to see you mention Lord Belial and yes, it's a flute which is a quite unique choice of instrument but it works for me even if a lot of people dislike it.
I think my all time favorite would have to be Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun. Its just so solid in composition, emotion and has a very polished and quality sound to it, whilst retaining the grit and evil that comprises great black metal.
Storm of the light's bane from Dissection is probably my favorite melodic black metal album as of now, great list btw dude.
Thanks man and yeah I really wanted to include Storm of the lights bane but I've always preferred The Somberlain and I didn't want to have more than one album by the same band. That being said, Storm is essential as fuck for melodic black metal!
SOTLB is still my fav melodic black album of all time.
The Soberlain is my favourite album from Dissection and one of the best album ever. Storm of the lights Bane is awesome and at one time in the 90’s was my favourite album.
The opening riff of the knell and the world, yes.
Sacramentum- far away from the sun all the way Breh.
Just want to let you know mam because of this video I've discovered so many fantastic Melodic BM bands and so msny classic albums . Thanks brother
Another great episode! I was pleased to see you mentioned Vargavinter. Please don't forget to talk about Blot Mine - "Porphyrogenesis" and Abyssos - "Together we summon the dark". They're definitely three fucking masterpieces of their kind and they' re worthy of consideration.
I've heard a lot of good things about that band. Will definitely check them out at some point soon!
First Melodic Black Metal record ever recorded and released was Rotting Christ's "Thy Mighty Contact".
Recorded at November-December 1992 and released 11 November 1993
nope. unanimated in the forest of the dreaming dead in february 93.
@@stromghouls More Melodic Death than Melodic Black
I took this list seriously because you had Dissection's Somberlain, and Naglfar's Vittra on it. Two of my absolute favourite albums irrespective of genre. Thanks for this list!
My favorite melodic black metal bands a few of these might not be considered that but here it is. Frozen Shadows, Necrophobic, Dissection, Aeturnus, Keep of Kalessin, Hate, Uada, Vreid, Infernal Angels..
Some of those I'm not familiar with. I'll have to check them out. Just gave Uada a listen the other day. Great stuff! Not really sure if I would consider Necrophobic melodic black metal but they are a damn good band none the less!
When you said to stop sleeping on Lord Belial, I paused the video, looked up Enter the Moonlight Gate, and gave the whole thing a listen. Fucking WOW!! Everything about it is amazing. Superb composition and the vocals are some of the best I've heard when it comes to black metal. I also really like the wind instruments they used in it, something I haven't heard utilized in black metal very often. I'll be rocking this album for a while. Thank you!
And Winter Becomes is the best song of Lunar Poetry, and one of my favorite BM songs ever. Really wish I could hear it with the production of today.
At last!! Mörk gryning on a list!!! their first album is a masterpiece and the album that pretty much got me in to the black metal Music. Still miss funeral mist´s maranatha. Otherwise great list and once again, thank you for mention Mörk gryning
No problem lol I'm going to have to check out Funeral Mist
Your list is amazing and I agree with most bands you chose. Sweden has had some of the best musicians haha. When I started watching I'm like he probably forgot Dawn, and sacramental but you got them, 2 of my favorites!!!
I'm so happy I snagged a CD copy of Enter the Moonlight Gate from Discogs, such a great album.
Great list, I'm glad you also like The Somberlain over Storm of the Light's Bane.
Shocked no one in the comments has mentioned Forests of Witchery by Thy Serpent yet
Also if you haven't heard them yet, the albums Tales of the Enchanted Woods by Grima and Réminscence by Csejthe are some more really good atmospheric black metal albums.
F'in Dark Fortress. Good call. I'm obsessed! Thanks for the amazing reco on this one :D
I've heard maybe a third part of this list, thanks for share i will check the ones i missed 🤘
Dissection's Somberlain and Summoning's Minas Morgul were the two albums that got me into black metal.
Thanks for this video! So far I only managed to get through 2 min... got hooked on Dark Fortress right away! This band is sooo awesome. Looking forward to the rest of your recommendations!
Good to see Mork Gryning in there.
Great list!!! Didn't expect to see some of them like Vinterland, Mörk gryning, Dawn,The moaning... Respect!!! I've always considered most of the bands mentioned to be melodic death metal in essence (call them darker mDm, or melodic death-black- it fits better than compare them to Mayhem and the likes). Fine line in here. I could recommend you in case you haven't heard them Noctes- Pandemonic requiem or Vexilla regis... Raise Hell- Holy target (meloblacktrashdeath), Abyssos any of the 2 albums, Necrophobic-Darkside, In Aeternum, Twin Obscenity ... and many more. Again Top list!!!
I like Kvist's debut record, actually as I'm watching this I'm listening to that Lord Belial record, it slays.
And I love you're channel man. Thanks for all the great recommendations and videos!
Mork Grynning, Naglfar, Vinterland, and Dawn.
4 of my 5 favorite Swedish BM albums along side the Black- priest of satan
....another highly informative video concerning killer info on melodic black metal-now I need you to do a follow up video on "the best way to get more MELODIC GREEN MONEY! Ha! Huge thanks for your awesome knowledge of "all things heavy" but because of you, I've got every delivery system known to man dropping off ass-kicking music on a daily basis! LOL! Keep up the "feedback drenched" work, amigo!
Agree on all of them, amazing albums. Never heard anyone talk about vargavinter, have that album on cd, great album!
Also check out: Autumn Verses - Tunes of Disconsolation. Finnish melodic black metal, more mid tempo, but an amazing album, their only album.
Setherial - Nord. album amazing also, one of my faves.
And Twin Obscenity - Where Light Touches None. Great great melodic album with some female vocal parts.
Great channel!
Finally you've put Vinterland.
yeah vinterland ...without comment ..
Abdelhakim Bensalah It speaks for itself lol
@@MotleyCrueforever1 sad that this album isnt on spotify fuck them
Vinterland absolute king here
Awesome list, I actually don't know Vargavinter or Mork Gryning but I'm certainly going to be checking that out right now. May I recommend Warpstone, Diabolical Masquerade, Murdryck, and Anagnorisis
Will definitely check those out! Cheers!
You know Noctes “Pandemonic Requiem”? For me one of the most underrated melodic Black Metal album of all times. No Fashion records obviously 🙂
I'll have to check that one out.
tusen år har gått...my favorite !!!
Amazing list man, honestly. As soon as you whipped out Lord Belial and Mork Gryning, I was just like damn, this muther fucker knows his shit. Though, the ONE album EVERYONE imo misses and I have ZERO clue as to why, is Keep of Kalessin - Through Times of War, that album is just next level. They bring the old school BM from Snorre Ruch riffs and mayhem, to blisteringly epic Melodic riffs. The entire album just hits soo hard, its one of my top albums of all time. And yes Somberlain is 10x better than Storm the Lights bane, The title track and In the Cold Winds of Nowhere, seend you places youve never been.
Nice list most of these are on my top list as well. Thanks for introducing me to The moaning, that was the only one i didnt know. Catamenia is another big one for me also
Awesome list. \m/
Thanks man!
I enjoy stuff like this. Nice list. I have a few of those on CD. Looks like I need a few more.
Thanks for this awesome list!!!
Awesome list man, but I'd include Thy Primordial "At the world of untrodden wonder" too. That shit is amazing. If you don't know that album, please check them out. I'm sure you'll like it. PS: I'm the Vargavinter guy hehe \m/
Haha yeah that's right! Going to have to check out Thy Primordial.
Midvinter-at the sight of the apocalypse dragon
Algaion-oimai algeiou...those two have got to be up there aswell
Yeah it's a flute on lord belial, also kiss the goat is a damn good album too
Hi man.I am high recommended for you listen to Eminenz, Dorn, Legenda ,Ador Dorath ,Mystic Circle ,Ancient Rites ,Catamenia ,Morgul ,Ancient Wisdom ,Golden Dawn, Hollenthon \m/ and Master's Hammer \m/
Cardinal Sin - Spiteful Intents!
An I just recently discovered Vinterland two days ago an fucking love them already man
What's going on Good stuff been watching your videos for a while now. First time of comments You don't listen to Ancient ?
You can never over promote "Enter the Moonlight Gate" and "My Last Chapter"
Great videos! You inspired me to listen more Black Metal, by the way, have you listened to Zuriaake? Chinese black metal band, you cant miss this guys.
Thanks man! I'm actually not familiar with a whole lot of Chinese black metal.
Vinterland is the best bm album ever!! I almost own all the album you shown on this video and it’s almost my top albums too.
great list!
Dawn’s singer Henke also was known for the legendary Swedish grind band Retaliation.
OLD SCHOOL BLACK METAL 1994-1995!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Dude have you heard of Frozen Shadows? They are great melodic/atmospheric black metal. Their first album called Dans Les Bras Des Immortals is my favorite by them. Their debut demo Empires de Glace and second album Hantises are also very good. I would say Dans Les Bras Des Immortals is probably the most melodic/atmospheric but all their stuff is good.
Here's my top 20 of swedish melodic black metal !
Dissection
Necrophobic
Sacramentum
Vinterland
Dawn
Unanimated
Abyssos
The Moaning
Naglfar
Noctes
Mork Gryning
Midvinter
Algaion
Vargavinter
Watain
Valkyrja
Netherbird
Lord Belial
Mortum
Ancient Rebirth
a criminally unknown band of this style inspired by swedish sound but adding french flair is Aorlach
I'll have to check them out!
An album you should check out is Abigail Williams In the Shadows of a Thousand Suns. Unbelievable!!!
Nocturnal Mortum - lunar poetry and goat horns are the best one!!! got them on cds :))
I love this list and SUPER appreciate! As a newer fan how do you guys find such amazing pics?
RUclips suggestions helped me out a lot when I first started listening to this kind of stuff.
Great list! Hey, that Sacramentum CD is available on Amazon for $10, Prime, so not very difficult to obtain as it turns out. I grabbed a copy since I was lacking it. It may be a new repress or something, but Discogs isn't showing anything new since the 2013 reissues.
Ah ok I don't check Amazon hardly ever for anything lol glad to see you can get it somewhere for cheap. Thanks btw!
Lol I bought it from EMP for like 7€, these guys have shitloads of album sales and promotions (% discounts, free shipping, etc.) www.emp-online.com/sale/media/cds/
The Seal of Belial is fucking good too. I'd add Mesarthim's Isolate and Limbonic Art's Moon in the Scorpio to the list as well
Do you know Djevel? I find them pretty melodic, and probably my favorite black metal band right now. Ciekals is just the master of the black metal riff. Every single album from them are sublime, but I recommend you start with 'Ormer til armer, maane til hode', 'Blant Svarte graner' (which is their most melodic one) and 'Tanker som rir natten'. Fucking perfection. If you can only be arsed to check out one song, go for "Illoeygd foedt som satans barn..." from Ormer til Armer.
Can also recommend Sielunvihollinen from Finland. The album 'Kuolonkylväjä" is great.
Nick you got me into Melodic Black Metal. Could you suggest more bands and albums to get into?
Man, you look like axl rose a Lot. Aaghahaahjshahssjaja cheers from Brazil
They actually did the whole album and got back together
Just ordered the reissue for Vinterland’s W.M.L.C. on cd after searching for it for so long! Thanks for the recommendation dude.
P.S. Where can I find that cd stand?
I dont even have that cd stand anymore haha the best kind of shelf to get for cds is one from IKEA or another furniture store of the sorts.
If I were you I would definitely add some Gates of Ishtar and Negator to my list mate. Great choice of bands though...
I love Gates Of Ishtar but they aren't black metal which is why they weren't on this list.
Well, partially they are and when it comes to Dissection the DM influence is obvious too, is it not? So don't be too strict about it mate. Just kidding... Thnx for introducing me too Dawn.
Yeah they do have sprinkles of black metal here and there haha. Glad you dig Dawn, they are underrated as hell.
“Missed “ VARGRAV !
This video came out before Vargrav was even a band lol and Vargrav is not melodic black metal.
Dissection got me into black metal Jon was the fucking shit hate he's not here anymore
What do you think of Arthemesia - Devs - Iratvs?
Have not heard that band.
It's not bad, it features Jari from Wintersun that album.
One of my favorites
I really like your list, these are definitely some of the finest albums in melodic black / death metal. I would suggest you some other bands in the vein of the bands mentioned in your list, you may or may not know : Abyssos, A Canorous Quintet, Noctes, Midvinter, Sorhin, In Aeternum all from Sweden. Black Horizons from Germany: ruclips.net/video/hbHTihKo2I0/видео.html. As I'm from Austria I would recommend you a band called Thirdmoon, check out their 1st album Grotesque Autumnal Weepings (they later changed into more Melodic Death Metal): ruclips.net/video/idiymtGBN8o/видео.html. Great list and videos on your channel, keep up the great work. Hailz \m/
I know a couple of the bands you mentioned. The rest I'll have to check out.
Obtained enslavement- the shepherd and hounds of hell.
Why a lot of Melodic Black Metal has a Blue/Purple artwork's??
Alot of the artwork was done by Necrolord.
Because this music bruises the soul.... or at least the music speaks to the bruised soul
Messiah - "Extreme Cold Weather"
Yeah Vinterland.
As I behold the dying sun is one of the best black metal songs ever written..
I would think that Blut Aus Nord would have to be in there somewhere
Try listening to Sad legend: sad legend album 1998
Will do
What about Mgla?...I found them very melodic...
Nice bands indeed \m/
Mort grinning they do have it on CD actually have it
Yeah but getting that debut album on cd is pretty hard to obtain though lol otherwise I'd already have a copy lol
Have not seen this clip until last night. Thanx man for remembering The Moaning! And yeah, you are right about my brother Patrik being just 16 doing the leads for this album. If you have the time, check out my solo project Devil's Force at: ruclips.net/video/RglKhf7j1bk/видео.html
Not essential but I think Hyperion falls into this category
If you want a good bm melodic underated try : Seth les blessures de l'âme rly good it a french band! Anyways hail from quebec :-)
What’s your opinion on the Setherial album Nord??
One of my favorites!
@@MotleyCrueforever1 certainly an underrated one!
Thulcandra fallen angels dominion slaps
Hi man!I am from Greece and i have a present for you, a really unknown hidden gem.Elysian Fields (Greece) - Adelain. You thank me later,cheers!
HAIL GREECE ! HAIL HELLENIC BLACK METAL !
ELYSIAN FIELDS is a GEM 💎
WINDIR!!!!!!!!!!!!VALFAR!!!!!!!
What about Unanimated - Ancient God Of Evil 🤟
Its in the video lol
I would do 18, you know 666 jk good list
grant me your wisdon
hell yeah Dawn is wayyyyy better than in flames. I don't understand the appeal of in flames tbh
For me, its very hard to top the first few In Flames albums but I will say that Slaughtersun is about neck and neck with those early In Flames albums.
Necrophobic - Darkside?
Great album but I dont consider it to be melodic black metal.
I’m not a fan of black metal or I should say not as much but I do like dissection, bathory and immortal. Cradle of filth but they are not really black metal
Sargeist lml(O.O)lml
And I will say I prefer Nokturnal Mortums's Goat Horns to Lunar Poetry
Ryan Marr Goat Horns is my second favorite after Lunar Poetry, but yeah its just as good.
I think the title of first melodic black metal band, would have to go to rotting Christ.
metalmoshingmad777 Never considered Rotting Christ to be melodic black metal but they’re still a great band nonetheless.
MotleyCrueforever1 oh yeah bro. listen to thy mighty contract.
metalmoshingmad777 Oh yeah Im very familiar with that album haha.
MotleyCrueforever1 yeah man. Hey, are you connected to google+? I want to send you pictures of my picture vinyl version of sacramentum far away from the sun. If you are quick you may still be able to get it on eBay for $30.
I've got a copy on vinyl already. Having the pic disc would be sweet but can’t afford it right now.
Storm of the lights bane is 100 times better than the somberlain
I prefer the Somberlain. Just a matter of personal preference.
To me Blood from Stone is half melodeath half black. Great vid anyway.