Post Reply - Black Metal Recs

I'm more of a casual listener of black metal, but here are some recommendations anyway.

The Secret's Agnus Dei is pretty good. It's a blend of black metal and crust, so it's not that refined or anything, but it's definitely an interesting black metal album that explores music outside of black metal.

Vetter's Vetterkult is also pretty damn good. To my ears, it has a slight avant-garde feel to it.

Chryst's PhantasmaChronica is more of a weird avant-garde affair, but there are plenty of black metal elements on it. You might find it interesting.

You might find Melencolia Estatica's Hël interesting. It leans towards depressive black metal, but draws on influences beyond that. Personally, I think it's not the most thrilling album in the world, but give it a listen anyway and see if it's your thing.

You might also want to check out Total Negation's Zur Späten Stunde | Zeiträume. It's probably one f the most innovative black metal albums out there, blending depressive black metal and Krautrock, and making use of a bunch instruments that are not normally used in black metal. This one is worth a listen.