The following albums have been given our All-Time Classic award. This includes perennial favourites that have withstood the test of time, career highlights, historically important, influential, distinguished, or otherwise noteworthy albums in the evolution of Black Metal, along with the occasional hidden gem and a few modern classics.
- Type:EP
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Death Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Canada
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Experimental Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:United States
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Experimental Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Finland
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Greece
“In 1993 black metal was just coming in to it's own. And though all eyes were on Norway at the time, bands from around the world had started to follow in the footsteps of the Venom,Bathory,Celitic ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:EP
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1993
- Country:Norway
“I'm gonna go straight to the point: This EP is Fantastic! People mostly remember this for its album cover and the controversies surrounding it, but boy oh boy, they should pay more attention to the ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
“Gorgoroth “Pentagram” Origin: Bergen, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Embassy Productions I used to attribute a certain level of rawness to Gorgoroth’s ‘94 debut ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Poland
“Graveland “Carpathian Wolves” Origin: Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland Genre: Pagan Black Metal Label: Eternal Devils Poland’s Graveland - 21 full-length LP’s under their ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Gothic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:United Kingdom
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
“Another masterpiece? It will be? That's what I wonder... I began to think too much about which would be better between Dark Medieval Times or The Shadowthrone, after thinking about it too much I ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Thrash Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Sweden
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Doom Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Germany
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Switzerland
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Finland
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