10. Darkthrone It's hard to believe that one of the leading Norwegian black metal bands in the '90s such as Darkthrone actually got its start in death metal, but it did, and the band didn't make ...

more than making up for the criminal elements (murder, church burnings) that permeated the early scene. Now, turn your attention to the top of the page as we explore the 10 Best Norwegian Metal Bands!

If you have a microphone and an amplifier, you have power…” Rising Norwegian black metallers Witch Club Satan have unveiled a ...

Norwegian metal band Sundrowned named their debut album Become Ethereal, and between that and the aesthetic of the artwork (see above), you can probably guess that is not exactly metal at its most ...

The metal genre is blessed with dozens of sensational debut albums, and these 10 metal artists began their careers with ...

So if you’ve previously traversed these here interweb waters before, chances are you prolly know who our-very-favorite-first-half-of-2008-discovered-math-metal band is; that said, the dudes in Benea ...

For the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, this hypothesis hit the nail on the head. Despite the band’s brief existence and lack of any commercial success, Mayhem cemented itself as a musical boogie ...

The Norwegian black metal heavyweights are about to play their ... Bello is visible second from left, next to band lynchpins Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven (vocals) and Kjetil-Vidar “Frost ...

Norwegian black-meets-thrash metal band Sarke has sadly called it a day. Sarke existed between 2008 and 2025, and released eight albums – Endo Feight in 2024 being their final effort.

Since the early days of Mayhem—the notorious Norwegian band often credited for catapulting the genre into the mainstream in the '80s with their headline-grabbing history of suicide, murder, and ...