Darkthrone, formed in 1986 in Norway, evolved from thrash and death metal to become icons of black metal, particularly with their influential albums like A Blaze in the Northern Sky and Transilvanian Hunger. Known for their raw sound and anti-commercial ethos, they continue to innovate while influencing multiple metal subgenres.
The debut EP by Canadian black metal band UUROD, Stench of Blood and Shadows, is like having your head jammed in a blender, that blender then filled to the brim with liquid concrete , and having the fucker jammed on, all the way up to 11.
Bathory was a pioneering Swedish extreme metal band formed in 1983 by the musician *Quorthon* (real name: Thomas Börje Forsberg). Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative acts in the history of black metal and thrash metal, Bathory played a central role in the helping to define both genres in their fledgling days
