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:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
“I've been listening to many old school albums lately. Metal in all forms is so ubiquitous now that it's easy for older albums and bands to get passed over. Even if they still exist and still ...”
+ Legacy score
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Germany
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Epic / Atmospheric Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Germany
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Death Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Austria
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Epic / Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Poland
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Symphonic Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Thrash Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Australia
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Doom Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Finland
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Death Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Sweden
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Pagan Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Norway
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Belgium
- Type:Full-length
- Style:Black / Death Metal
- Year:1997
- Country:Mexico