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Best depressive black metal songs of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Songs from the depressive black metal albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Live in Transylvania cover№ 1Neka Morgondagen (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  1. 2Live in Transylvania coverBesvikelsens Dystra Monotoni (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  2. 3Live in Transylvania coverIntro II (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  3. 4Live in Transylvania coverVilseledda Barnasjälars Hemvist (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  4. 5Live in Transylvania coverSubmit To Self-Destruction (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  5. 6Live in Transylvania coverYttligare Ett Steg Närmare Total Utfrysning (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  6. 7Live in Transylvania coverEradication Of The Condition (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  7. 8Live in Transylvania coverIntro (Live in Transylvania)Shining · Live in Transylvania
  8. 9Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverFor The God Below (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  9. 10Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverLåt Oss Ta Allt Från Varandra (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  10. 11Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverSubmit To Self-Destruction (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  11. 12Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverMänniska O’Avskyvärda Människa (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  12. 13Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverFramtidsutsikter (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  13. 14Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006) coverVilja & Dröm (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)Shining · Beating Belgium Black And Blue (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2006)
  14. 15Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverLåt Oss Ta Allt Från Varandra (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  15. 16Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverLängtar Bort Från Mitt Hjärta (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  16. 17Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverFullständigt Jävla Död Inuti (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  17. 18Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverBesvikelsens Dysta Monotoni (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  18. 19Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverInterlude – Att Med Kniv Göra Sig Illa (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  19. 20Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverSubmit To Self-Destruction (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  20. 21Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverYttligare Ett Steg Närmare Total Jävla Utfrysning (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  21. 22Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames) coverIntro – Eradication Of The Condition (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)Shining · Tragedy And Triumph (The City Of Vilnius In Flames)
  22. 23SHINING coverDen Permanenta Sömnen KallarShining · SHINING
  23. 24SHINING coverÅttahundratjugoShining · SHINING
  24. 25SHINING coverFidelis Ad Mortem (feat. Andy La Rocque)Shining · SHINING
  25. 26SHINING coverAllt För DödenShining · SHINING
  26. 27SHINING coverSnart Är Dom Alla BortaShining · SHINING
  27. 28SHINING coverAvsändare OkändShining · SHINING
  28. 29Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverFarväl (feat. Cold Prophet)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  29. 30Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverFür Den Höllenvater (feat. Dark Fortress)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  30. 31Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverNeznani Posiljalac (feat. Kozeljnik & The Stone)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  31. 32Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverΕσύ, το Έργο Τέχνης Μου (feat. The Wothrosch Collective)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  32. 33Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverまもなくみんないなくなる (feat. Sigh)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  33. 34Feberdrömmar (Del Två) coverPetturi (feat. Sargeist & Horna)Shining · Feberdrömmar (Del Två)
  34. 35Inevitably Dark coverThis Can't End WellXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  35. 36Inevitably Dark coverCoreographic TragediesXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  36. 37Inevitably Dark coverBehind the ScenesXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  37. 38Inevitably Dark coverA Mind of You're OwnedXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  38. 39Inevitably Dark coverSegueXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  39. 40Inevitably Dark coverProjection of Inferiority IIXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  40. 41Inevitably Dark coverSing It At Your FuneralXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  41. 42Inevitably Dark coverDelusional IdentitiesXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  42. 43Inevitably Dark coverStigmatized GraveXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  43. 44Inevitably Dark coverHypnotized By LiesXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  44. 45Inevitably Dark coverHellRotXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  45. 46Inevitably Dark coverBlizzard Inside a ComaXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  46. 47Inevitably Dark coverWorse Than the Good Old DaysXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  47. 48Inevitably Dark coverOverdose On DiversionsXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  48. 49Inevitably Dark coverMirroring FailureXasthur · Inevitably Dark
  49. 50Inevitably Dark coverBenefits of Dying Part 2Xasthur · Inevitably Dark

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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