Origins of Black Metal

A timeline charting the early history of black metal (1977-1992). Included are international black, death, thrash, speed metal bands that helped create this evil form of music as we know it today.

Most info taken from metal-archives.com. More exact dates needed. Contact: carrotsandsticks@gmail.com

1977-11-01 00:00:00

Death SS (ITL)

1977

1977-12-01 00:00:00

Törr (CZE)

1977

1979-01-01 00:00:00

Venom (UK)

1979

1979-03-31 06:29:33

Kat (POL)

1979

1980-01-01 00:00:00

Bulldozer (ITL)

1980

1980-04-02 00:00:00

Venom - Demon

April 29, 1980

1981-01-01 00:00:00

Mercyful Fate (DNK)

1981

1981-02-01 00:00:00

Death SS - Horned God of the Witches

February 2, 1981

1981-03-01 00:00:00

Mercyful Fate - Demo #1

March, 1981

1981-04-01 00:00:00

Sodom (DEU)

1981

1981-05-01 00:00:00

Slayer (USA)

1981

1981-08-01 00:00:00

Vulcano (BRA)

1981

1981-12-01 00:00:00

Venom - Welcom to Hell

December, 1981

1982-02-01 00:00:00

Hellhammer (CHE)

1982

1982-03-15 00:00:00

Sodom - Witching Metal

1982

1982-03-25 00:00:00

Destruction (DEU)

1982

1982-05-11 18:13:31

Morbid Saint (USA)

1982

1982-06-12 00:00:00

ONSLAUGHT (UK)

1982

1982-08-01 00:00:00

Poison (DEU)

1982

1982-09-25 00:00:00

Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate

September 25, 1982 // aka "Nuns Have No Fun"

1982-11-01 00:00:00

Venom - Black Metal

November 1, 1982

1983-01-01 00:00:00

Bathory (SWE)

1983

1983-02-28 13:53:37

Parabellum (COL)

1983

1983-05-01 00:00:00

Possessed (USA)

1983

1983-06-01 00:00:00

Hellhamer - Death Fiend

June, 1983

1983-08-01 00:00:00

Onslaught - Demo 1

1983

1983-09-01 00:00:00

Vulcano - Om Pushne Namah

1983

1983-10-30 00:00:00

Mercyful Fate - Melissa

October 30, 1983

1983-11-30 00:00:00

Death SS - Evil Metal

November, 1983

1983-12-03 00:00:00

Slayer - Show No Mercy

December 3, 1983

1984-01-01 00:00:00

Mayhem (NOR)

1984

1984-01-19 00:00:00

Scandinavian Metal Attack Compilation

January 19, 1984 (first Bathory recording)

1984-02-15 00:00:00

Bulldozer - Fallen Angel

February, 1984

1984-03-01 00:00:00

Possessed - Death Metal

1984

1984-03-07 00:00:00

Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids

March 7, 1984

1984-03-20 16:06:51

Schizo (ITL)

1984

1984-04-08 00:00:00

Slayer - Haunting the Chapel

April 4, 1984

1984-04-16 00:00:00

Venom - At War With Satan

April 16, 1984

1984-05-01 00:00:00

Blasphemy (CAN)

1984

1984-05-05 00:00:00

Sodom - In the Sign of Evil

May 5, 1984

1984-05-20 00:00:00

Celtic Frost (CHE)

1984, Name change from Hellhammer (CHE)

1984-05-24 00:00:00

Destruction - Infernal Overkill

May 24, 1985

1984-06-09 10:34:46

Kat - Noce Szatana / Ostatni Tabor

1984

1984-06-14 09:46:01

NME (USA)

1984

1984-06-24 00:00:00

Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales

June 24, 1984

1984-07-20 08:24:15

Sabbat (JPN)

1984

1984-08-01 00:00:00

Kreator (DEU)

1984

1984-08-10 00:00:00

Destruction - Bestial Invasion of Hell

August 10, 1984

1984-09-01 00:00:00

Sepultura (BRA)

1984

1984-09-07 00:00:00

Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath

September 7, 1984

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