Serpentboi1992

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1998 drachenblut by mystic circle nightwing by marduk vobiscum satanas by dark funeral blood, monsters, darkness by gloomy grim king of the distant forest by mithotyn pandemonic incantations by behemoth halls of the frozen north by catamenia destroyer by gorgoroth nexus polaris by covenant magni blandinn ok megintiri by falkenbach

demolition hammer

yeah. pretty much why i added honorable mentions after my official list

1997 whoracle by in flames under the sign of hell by gorgoroth mad grandiose bloodfiends by ancient the coming of chaos by sacramentum enthrone darkness triumphant by dimmu borgir in the sign of the ravens by mithotyn together we summon the dark by abyssos the pagan prosperity by old man's child lesbian show by nightfall a dead poem by rotting christ honorable mentions: 'til death do us by unite by sodom, soknardalr by windir, blutsabbath by belphegor, legendary tales by rhapsody, darkside by necrophobic, the grand grimiore by god dethroned, from the underground and below by overkill, post mortem tales by swordmaster, blizzard beasts by immortal, hiidentorni by horna & for victory we ride by bilskirnir had to do honorable mentions, because like i said before 1997 was an amazing year in metal. so many incredible albums were released that year

i consider the link relevant to this discussion. the video was of an album mentioned here. it's not like it's something completely random. so, i think it should be allowed

that one is going on my '97 list as well, but 1997 is gonna be an even tougher one for me than '96 was. 1997 was like one of the best years in metal in my opinion. trying skim that list down to 10 albums will be an extremely grueling process for me. lol

1996: a very tough one grom by behemoth the great southern trendkill by pantera refresh the demon by annihilator far away from the sun by sacramentum frostfodd by vargavinter latex cult by impaled nazarene triarchy of the lost lovers by rotting christ unspeakable cults by deviser total death by darkthrone antichrist by gorgoroth

"and the forests dream eternally" and "battles in the north" were some of the first black metal albums i ever heard and got me into the genre, which is why they made my list

#blackmetalmatters ✊

i know. so much great black metal came out in the mid to late '90s

1995 battles in the north by immortal panzerfaust by darkthrone in doloriam gloria by parnassus the gallery by dark tranquility slaughter of the soul by at the gates for all tid by dimmu borgir s/t by nifelheim (i am pretty sure it came out in '95) ........and the forests dream eternally by behemoth octagon by bathory the dawn of the blackhearts by mayhem

vulgar display of power by pantera

rotting christ

xentrix

snake bite love by motorhead

frostfodd by vargavinter