Black Metal Releases 2010

2009 was a crazy year. There were so many (outstanding) releases throughout the entire year that I could barely keep track. Also, 2009 was terrific for black metal and seeing how black metal is one of my favorite genres, the one genre I most love to explore, read about and discover new gems,  I wanted to keep track of those albums that were coming out most of all. And so, when 2009 slowly started to reach its end, I wanted to check out if there was a black metal album that I had maybe missed amidst all of the great madness of 2009. Naturally, google junkie that I am, I tried to find a list of BM releases for that year, but such a list was nowhere to be found. Sure, there were Wikipedia music lists, Amazon users must buy lists etc., but nowhere did I find a list of strictly black metal releases for that year. I found that somewhat frustrating and so I decided to make a list myself for the upcoming year of 2010 to make sure I don't miss anything. I also decided to share it with you guys.

Now, the list I share with you here is in no way an entire list of all 2010 BM releases, but primarily a list of BM albums reviewed on Metal Review that had a tag black beside the review. The minority of albums that weren't reviewed here, I mostly picked up on while reading Invisible Oranges, Teeth of the Divine and Lurker. I also always double checked the album info, release dates and labels on Metal Archives.

The list includes ALL breeds and hybrids of black metal such as: post, progressive, industrial, symphonic etc. The main criteria were the tags here on Metal Review and on Metal Archives - if those two sites labeled an album as black, on the list it went.

There's a total of 146 albums here with links to MR reviews, if there are any, so just click and read, and hopefully you'll discover something new or simply solidify your love for an album. Whatever you do with the list, have fun. I sure did.

 

                                                              BLACK METAL RELEASES 2010

            ARTIST

                     ALBUM

                    LABEL

1349 Demonoir  Indie Recordings / Prosthetic Records
A Forest of Stars  Opportunistic Thieves of Spring  Transcendental Creations
Abigail Williams In The Absence Of Light
Candlelight

Aborym 

Psychogrotesque Season of Mist

Alcest 

Écailles De Lune  
Prophecy Productions

Aldaaron 

Nous Reviendrons Immortels  Paragon Records

Amestigon 

Sun of All Suns Hau Ruck! Rec.

An Autumn for Crippled Children

Lost ATMF

Angst Skvadron

Sweet Poison  Agonia Record

Arckanum 

Sviga Læ  Regain Records

Arkheth 

IX & I: The Quintessence Of Algaresh  Australis Records
Arts  Vault of Heaven  Youth Attack!
Ascension  Consolamentum WTC Productions
Astral Silence  Astral Journey  Kunsthauch
Avsky  Scorn 
Moribund Records
Avzhia  In My Domains  Black Saw Records
Belenos  Yen Sonn Gardis  Northern Silence Productions
Bitter Frost  Bitter Frost  self-released 
Black Funeral Vukolak Behemoth Productions
Black Witchery  Inferno Of Sacred Destruction Osmose Productions
Blood Cult We Are the Cult of the Plains 
Moribund Cult
Blood of Kingu   Sun in the House of the Scorpion  Candlelight Records
Blood Revolt Indoctrine Profound Lore Records
Blut aus Nord What Once Was... Liber I  Debemur Morti
Blutmond  Thirteen Urban Ways 4 Groovy Bohemian Days  Code666
Carach Angren  Death Came Through A Phantom Ship Maddening Media
Celestia  Archaenae Perfectii (L'Arche Arcane des Parfaits)  Apparitia Recordings
Circle of Ouroborus Cast to the Pits  Infinite Wisdom
Dark Fortress  Ylem  
Century Media
Darkthrone  Circle the Wagons 
Peaceville
Deafheaven  DFHVN (EP) Self-released
Deathspell Omega  Paracletus Norma Evangelium Diaboli/SOM
Denouncement Pyre World Cremation Hells Headbangers
Disiplin Radikale Randgruppe ATMF
Dordeduh Valea Omului (EP) Lupus Lounge/Prophecy
Drowning the Light Catacombs of Blood Dark Adversary
EgoNoir Reste... (Was vom Sturme übrig blieb) Ván Records
Eibon La Furies  The Blood of the Realm  code666 
Elffor Frostbitten Pain self-released 
Enslaved  Axioma Ethica Odini Indie Recordings
Enthral  Spiteful Dirges (EP) Duplicate Records
Enthroned  Pentagrammaton Regain Records
Ewig Frost  Rust  Ashen Productions
Ezurate  Eve of Desecration  Rotting Corpse Records
Flagellant  Monuments W.T.C Productions
Folkvang  Six Stories Without Keys Winter Sunset Records
Forest Silence  Winter Ritual (EP) Panik Terror Musik
Fortíd  Völuspá Part III: Fall of the Ages  Schwarzdorn Production
Fyrnask Fjorvar ok Benjar  self-released 
Gorath  MXCII  Twilight-Vertrieb
Graupel Am Pranger... Ván Records
Hæresiarchs of Dis Denuntiatus Cinis  Moribund Records
Häive  Saimaata ei sanoilla selitä (EP) Northern Silence Productions
Hinsidig  I en Tidlös Höst  Blut und Eisen Productions
Horn  Distanz Black Blood Records
I Shalt Become Poison Moribund Records
Imperium Dekadenz  Procella Vadens
Season of Mist
In Lingua Mortua Salon des Refusés  Termo Records
Inquisition  Ominous Doctrines of The Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm No Colours
Istapp  Blekinge  Metal Blade Records
Jumalhämärä  Resignaatio
Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions
Keep of Kalessin Reptilian Indie Recordings/Nuclear Blast
Khors  Return To Abandoned  Paragon Records
Kozeljnik  Deeper the Fall Paragon Records
Kratein  Trauma  Folter Records
Krieg  The Isolationist  Candlelight 
Lantlôs  .Neon  
Lupus Lounge
Lightning Swords of Death The Extra Dimensional Wound Metal Blade
Limbonic Art Phantasmagoria  Candlelight Records
Ludicra  The Tenant Profound Lore Records
Maax Six Pack Witchcraft (EP) Abyss Records
Maniac Butcher Masakr Negative Existence
Marțolea  Noaptea Dihãniilor  Self-released
Midnight Odyssey  Firmament  I, VOIDHANGER RECORDS
Mormânt de Snagov  Rise from the Void  Wintersunset
Mortifera  Maledictiih Apparitia Recordings
Mortualia  Blood of the Hermit Dark Adversary Productions
Nàttsòl  Stemning  Lupus Lounge
Near  The Opening of the Primordial Whirl ATMF
Nechohwen  Azimuths to the Otherworld  Bindrune Recordings
Necrite Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Flenser
Nefarium Ad Discipulum Agonia Records
Negator  Panzer Metal  Remedy Records
Negură Bunget Vîrstele Pămîntului  
code666 
Negură Bunget Măiestrit (re-recording of Maiastru Sfetnic)  Lupus Lounge/Prophecy
Nightbringer  Apocalypse Sun The Ajna Offensive
Non Opus Dei Eternal Circle  Witching Hour Productions
Nyseius  Militiae  ATMF
Oathean  Oathean  Justin Productions
Odem Arcarum  Outrageous Reverie Above The Erosion Of Barren Earth  Osmose Productions
Ondskapt  Arisen from the Ashes  Osmose Productions
Otargos  No God, No Satan  Season of Mist Underground A
Ov Hell  The Underworld Regime  Indie Recordings
Pagan Hellfire Spirit of Blood and Struggle (EP, 7'') Genocide Aesthetics
Palace of Worms Lifting the Veil (EP) Flenser Recordings
Pensées Nocturnes Grotesque Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions 
Primitive Graven Image Celebrating Impending Chaos  Envenomation Records
Profanatica Disgusting Blasphemies Against God Hells Headbangers
Ptahil  Ortus (EP) Stronghold Records
Ragnarok  Collectors of the King  Regain Records
Rotting Christ  Aealo  Season Of Mist
Sael  The Sixth Extinction  Pictonian Records
Sargeist  Let the Devil In  Moribund Records
Satanic Warmaster Nachzehrer Werewolf Rec/Northern Heritage
Satanic Warmaster Ondskapens Makt / Forgotten Graves (EP, 7'') Northern Heritage
Sator Marte Za Zdmi Naga Productions
Setherial  Ekpyrosis  Regain Records
Shining  VI Klagopsalmer  Osmose Productions
Sigh  Scenes from Hell The End Records
Simple ExistenZ Das Leben Vor Dem Tod Ván Records
Sorgeldom  Inner Receivings  Nordvis Produktion
Styggelse Heir Today - God Tomorrow  Unexploded Records
Svartahrid  Ex Inferi  Soulseller
Svarti Loghin  Drifting Through the Void  Aeternitas Tenebrarum Music Foundation
Terzij De Horde A Rage Of Rapture Against The Dying Of Light (EP) self-released 
The Howling Wind  Into the Cryosphere  Profound Lore Records
The Royal Arch Blaspheme The Royal Arch Blaspheme Hells Headbangers
Thorngoth  Leere Folter Records
Thrall  Away from the Haunts of Men  Total Holocaust Records
Thulcandra  Fallen Angel’s Dominion  Napalm Records
Trident World Destruction Regain Records
Triumfall  Antithesis of All Flesh  Regain Records
Troll  Neo-Satanic Supremacy 
Napalm Records
Twilight  Monument to Time End  Southern Lord
Tyhjyys  Tyhjyys  Grievantee
Umbrtka Kovový Háj Werewolf Productions
Urfaust  Der freiwillige Bettler  Ván Records
Urgehal  Ikonoklast  Season of Mist
Utlagr  L'éveil de Jormungandr (EP) Sepulchral Productions
Valdur  Raven God Amongst Us 
BloodyMountain Records
Valkyrja  Contamination 
Metal Blade Records
Vit - Self-released
Volahn  Live Ritual (live album) Final Agony Records
Watain  Lawless Darkness  Season of Mist
Weapon  From the Devil's Tomb  Ajna / Agonia
Westering Help a Body  Paradigms Recordings
Wilds Forlorn The Great Loss  Self-released
Wilds Forlorn Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes (EP)  Self-released
Winterfylleth  The Mercian Sphere  Candlelight Records
Wintersoul  Frozen Storm Apocalypse  Nokternal Hemizphear
Withered  Dualitas Prosthetic Records
Withershin  The Wuthering Void  Canonical Hours
Woe Quietly, Undramatically Candlelight
Wolfshade When Above… Wraith Productions
Xasthur  2005 Demo  (EP) Hydra Head
Yaotl Mictlan Dentro del Manto Gris de Chaac 

Candlelight

 

P.s. If you notice any mistakes in the list, feel free to PM me about it.

P.p.s. If you publish this list somewhere else, it would be very cool if you would post a back-link to this site.

Muchas gracias.


Posted Jan 04 2011, 01:34 PM by TheSlayerM
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Comments

The Metal Mallet wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:29 PM

Nice job, Slayer!  I'm sure this certainly took a bit of work to put together.

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:33 PM

Danke schön, Mallet. I've been doing it all year, so I just had to make it look nice now. :-)

Konrad wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:36 PM

Geeze, Slayer. You are the fucking queen.

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 5:46 PM

Ha, thanks Konrad!

Danhammer Obstkrieg wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 11:11 PM

Fuckin' right.  Got my catching-up work cut out for me.  I figure I'm lucky if I heard a third of those.  Thanks for the fantastic cheat sheet for those of us determined to keep abusing our precious ear-holes.

PiXeL606 wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 11:13 PM

I give this list and idea a standing ovation!!! Great job Slayer!!! Now as a black metal fan I have a ton of work to do :)

hooter wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 4 2011 11:24 PM

Wow, this is outstanding

Juho wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Wed, Jan 5 2011 12:27 AM

Wow. Phenomenal job.

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Wed, Jan 5 2011 7:54 AM

Thanks guys.

funeralthirst7 wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Thu, Jan 6 2011 5:32 PM

This is outstanding. Thank you.

GDubya wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Mon, Jan 10 2011 9:23 PM

Blood Revolt and Darkthrone on a Black Metal list?

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Tue, Jan 11 2011 4:39 AM

Is that a trick question?

wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Wed, Jan 12 2011 1:08 PM

Great effort Slayer.

Not to disregard your hard work, but there's a site (pub.needlebase.com/.../V2Visualizer.do) that allows you to search within the metal-archives.com for a number of criteria, including genre and year. For a list of 2010 black metal releases, you can check it here: pub.needlebase.com/.../V2Visualizer.do&thread=Band^%3A%28.Year%3A%3D2010%29%3A%28.Major+Style%3A%3DBlack%29

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Wed, Jan 12 2011 1:58 PM

Hey Ze. Yeah, I know about that site. I deliberately left out a bunch of BM releases from my list because I attempted to make a list of somewhat relevant BM releases. When I decided I'm gonna share it, I linked every release with a review/myspace page to give people a chance to see what an album is about in one click. A list of hundreds of BM releases where you can't see the forest from trees anymore, I did not find useful.

wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Wed, Jan 12 2011 7:28 PM

Yeah, I imagined you might have trimmed your list thin for the sake of relevance and quality. The linkage you provided is highly appreciated, been checking some bands whom I'm tired of seeing referenced and not knowing what they sound like :)

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Thu, Jan 13 2011 3:03 AM

Well then mission accomplished :-)

Wanderer wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Mon, Jan 24 2011 12:28 AM

Burzum. Where. Burzum.

TheSlayerM wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Mon, Jan 24 2011 3:36 AM

Yeah, it must've been subconscious 'cause I have issues with the fucker.

Wanderer wrote re: Black Metal Releases 2010
on Mon, Jan 24 2011 8:12 PM

It is a pretty GOOD album though. Brings back nostalgia from the days of my first getting into Black Metal, and it's a new record. That's a sign of something that's noteworthy for sure.