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Top black metal artists

The top-rated black metal artist on Riffiter is Darkthrone, rated 4.6/5 by 8 listeners.

15 black metal artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 23 of 154 black metal albums, averaging 4.4/5, spanning 1984 to 2026.

  1. Darkthrone01Darkthrone8 ratings
  2. Emperor

    02 Emperor

    4 ratings

  3. Burzum

    03 Burzum

    7 ratings

  4. Mayhem

    04 Mayhem

    4 ratings

  5. Deafheaven

    05 Deafheaven

    11 ratings

  6. Bathory

    06 Bathory

    2 ratings

  7. Satyricon

    07 Satyricon

    1 rating

  8. Behemoth

    08 Behemoth

    7 ratings

  9. Enslaved

    09 Enslaved

    6 ratings

  10. Celtic Frost

    10 Celtic Frost

    3 ratings

  11. Dimmu Borgir

    11 Dimmu Borgir

    1 rating

  12. Immortal

    12 Immortal

    3 ratings

  13. Tulus

    13 Tulus

    1 rating

  14. 14 Ethereal

  15. Celeste

    15 Celeste

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