Statistics for Black Metal Bands

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Song or Album	Hint	Answer	% Correct
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas	Notorious & highly influential band who started the Norwegian black metal scene. Vocalist Dead committed suicide in 1991, while guitarist Euronymous was murdered in 1993.	Mayhem	98%
Dunkelheit	Band of notorious Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes, who burnt down several churches & murdered Mayhem guitarist Euronymous.	Burzum	89%
A Blaze in the Northern Sky	Influential Norwegian musical duo featuring drummer Fenriz & vocalist/guitarist Nocturno Culto.	Darkthrone	83%
Hammerheart	Swedish band featuring late frontman Quorthon. They are considered a major influence on black & viking metal.	Bathory	80%
Sons of Northern Darkness	Norwegian band featuring Abbath & Demonaz. Their music videos for the album "Battles of the North" were very influential on the genre's imagery.	Immortal	76%
The Satanist	Black/death metal band from Gdansk, Poland. Frontman Nergal has faced numerous blasphemy charges in his home country.	Behemoth	70%
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk	Influential Norwegian band, featuring Ihsahn & Samoth. Former member Faust was convicted for a 1992 murder.	Emperor	70%
Welcome to Hell	English NWOBHM band who are considered a major influence on the later thrash and extreme metal scenes. Black metal even took its name from this band's second album.	Venom	69%
To Mega Therion	Swiss extreme/avante-garde metal band featuring Tom G. Warrior. They were a major influence on the later extreme music scene.	Celtic Frost	68%
Under the Sign of Hell	Satanic Norwegian band, once featuring notorious musician Gaahl. They are named after a wasteland region of Mordor from the LOTR.	Gorgoroth	64%
Dusk And Her Embrace	Well known English band featuring vocalist Danni Filth. Their music is also described as symphonic or gothic metal.	Cradle of Filth	62%
Puritania	Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland. They often get flack for being more melodic & commercially successful than their peers.	Dimmu Borgir	59%
Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered	Swedish band named after an ancient Babylonian deity. Other albums include "Dark Endless" and "Opus Nocturne".	Marduk	57%
K.I.N.G	Norwegian band featuring members Satyr and Frost. Their later sound is more accessible & has been described as "black 'n' roll".	Satyricon	56%
Apocalyptic Raids	Tom G.Warrior's first band. Their primitive sound was ridiculed by the music press during their active years, but they proved influential on the later extreme metal scene.	Hellhammer	50%
Melissa	Danish heavy metal band featuring vocalist King Diamond, known for his distinctive falsetto voice. Their image & satanic themes were a big influence on black metal.	Mercyful Fate	50%
I.N.R.I.	Cult Brazilian band whose name means "sarcophagus" in Portuguese. Their sound and image were a big influence on the later Norwegian scene.	Sarcófago	49%
Ugra Karma	Controversial Finnish band featuring Mika Luttinen and named after the idea of Christ becoming a vampire.	Impaled Nazarene	46%
Unchain My Soul	Swedish band founded by Blackmoon & Lord Ahriman in 1993. They are fond of Latin album titles & the usual satanic schtick.	Dark Funeral	45%
Vertebrae	Norwegian band who incorporate progressive rock, jazz & other diverse influence into their sound. Most of their lyrics relate to Norse mythology & they are sometimes labelled as viking metal.	Enslaved	45%
Defending The Throne of Evil	Norwegian black metallers featuring frontman Nattefrost. Other albums include "Morbid Fascination of Death" & "Black Shining Leather".	Carpathian Forest	44%
Triarchy of the Lost Lovers	Greek band who have received a lot of negative publicity over the years due to their controversial name. Their sound is also described as gothic metal.	Rotting Christ	44%
Drawing Down The Moon	Finnish band whose name is Syriac for Satan. They branched out into dark ambient for two of their 90s recordings.	Beherit	43%
Blood Inside	Band whose name is Norwegian for "wolves". They started as black metal but evolved into an experimental electronica band.	Ulver	42%
Ashes Against The Grain	Band from Portland, Oregon, named after a resinous wood. Their sound features acoustic guitars, neo-folk & post rock influences.	Agalloch	39%
The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide	San Francisco one man band whose music is often charmingly described as "depressive suicidal black metal".	Leviathan	37%
V: Halmstad (Niklas angående Niklas)	Swedish band featuring Niklas Kvarforth, whose music is sometimes classified as "depressive, suicidal black metal."	Shining	37%
Rabid Death's Curse	Swedish band known for their over the top stage shows involving pyrotechnics, candles, Satanic rituals, animal carcasses & blood.	Watain	37%
Sunbather	San Francisco band who created a unique sound blending black metal, shoegaze, and post-rock, later dubbed "blackgaze" by reviewers.	Deafheaven	36%
The Work Which Transforms God	French avant-garde/atmospheric/industrial black metal band. Their name is German and literally translates as "blood from north".	Blut Aus Nord	35%
Paracletus	Mysterious avant-garde black metal band from France who have never performed live.	Deathspell Omega	34%
Wolfheart	The most well known of Portugal's metal bands. Their sound is also described as gothic metal. other albums include "Irreligious".	Moonspell	34%
Born from the Serpent's Eye	Atmospheric black metal band from Olympia, Washington, who incorporate post-metal into their sound. Other albums include "Two Hunters".	Wolves in the Throne Room	34%
Tara	Black/thrash metal band from Dallas, Texas. Their lyrical themes often involve Celtic, Sumerian and Mesopotamian mythology.	Absu	32%
Myr	Band originally named Thule, whose lyrics are all sung in the Norwegian language. Hoest is their only constant member.	Taake	30%
We Will F***ing Kill You	British band from Birmingham whose name means "snake's breath" in Irish. They mix grind, death and industrial metal into their sound.	Anaal Nathrak	29%
Ceremony of Opposites	Swiss band who started in 1987 as old school black metal but who gradually evolved into an industrial/electronic metal outfit.	Samael	28%
Grymyrk	Band of guitarist Snorre "Blackthorn" Ruch who is credited, along with Euronymous, with pioneering the original tremolo-picking Norwegian black metal riffing style.	Thorns	25%
Kentucky	Kentucky one man band who incorporates bluegrass and Appalachian folk music into its sound. Also notable for its environmentalist & political themes.	Panopticon	24%
Grand Luciferian Theophany	One of Finland's first black metal bands. They are openly satanic and their music has strong anti-Christian themes. Also goats.	Archgoat	23%