The prominence of black metal has garnered a considerable amount of relative mainstream respect within Norway. It's not uncommon for bands of this ilk to receive a Spellemann award (equivalent of ...

Keep reading for the ten best Norwegian metal bands. See also: The ten best Swedish metal bands 10. Darkthrone It's hard to believe that one of the leading Norwegian black metal bands in the '90s ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Norwegian band’s early years were punctuated by headlines about death and church burnings. It went on to become a beacon of experimentation in the genre. Mayhem, from left: Hellhammer (Jan ...

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.