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:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Sweden
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Gothic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Greece
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Austria
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Belgium
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Poland
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Death Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:Australia
- Type:Demo
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1994
- Country:France
“As most of these demos by Vlad Tepes are very similar to each other and contain different rehearsals/recordings of the same couple of songs, I won't write a full review for all of them. Furthermore, ...”
(Top 100 & Awards page).
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Greece
“What can be said about this album. It is truly an underrated masterpiece. There is nothing similar to it especially due to the use of an 8-string bass instead of a rythm guitar makes it unique. The ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Melodic Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Sweden
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:Belgium
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1995
- Country:France