20 BLACK METAL ALBUMS FROM 2019 YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

December 30, 2019

Oh well! The Black Metal albums of the last year of this decade...So much Black Metal around. Yes, it is the MOST DIVERSE genre of all genres. So many influences, so many directions in which bands create...So much coldness, hatred, feelings, melancholy and fires burning. Isn't it right?

My TOP 50+ list basically outlines the BM albums I preferred the most in 2019. I will try to summarize them here somehow. No EPs, just full-lengths only I need to mention that I was amazed by so many releases this year. Some of them are pure raw black, others - stand just on the edge with post-black, third - sorrowful, atmospheric, synth-inspired...

Where and how to classify bands like Hate Manifesto, Haunter, Laster, Wormwitch? This unclassified bands list can be so long, as bands cross boundaries the more than ever. What else? We witnessed a couple of Batushkas, both different in style and suggestions. If we had to add the blackened thrash and speed here, the list might be endless - Hellripper, Inculter, Diabolic Night, Grave Violator, Usurper, Bewitcher and so on...

Norway: I was really surprised by Mayhem's new album. The more I listened, the more I discovered. Djevel delivered some the very best Norwegian BM I listened recently too. Darkthrone kept on NWBHM and riffing while 1349 were fiery as always.

Finland: Aegrus released a glorious one. Warmoon Lord just blew everything away. Sargeist EP, Sarastus EP and Forgjord also delivered cold hateful ones.

Germany was very strongly pushing in the BM scene in 2019. I'm not talking about Downfall of Gaia only, but in general. Some of the albums were included in my monthly top lists. Imperium Dekadenz was with me all the time since its release.

A reminder: on 28 December 2018 Veilburner put out a hell of an album. On 31 December 2018 Geistaz'ika released huge debut as well. Both from 2018.

Of course, I must mention here Esoctrilihum, Panzerfaust, Mysticum, Saor, Ruadh, Laetitia in Holocaust, Vukari, Schammasch (!), The Great Old Ones (!), Akrotheism, Elende, Mephorash, Kaleykr, Imha Tarikat, Mystifier and so on and so on. DO check my monthly charts on this blog...

Here we go. Another list from the dying days of this decade. It could be better, couldn't it? (the list, the list)...Black Metal of 2019.