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NSBM (National Socialist Black Metal) emerged in the early 1990s as an ideologically driven offshoot of second-wave black metal, primarily in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Sonically, it adheres to black metal's foundational aesthetics—tremolo-picked guitars, blast beat drumming, lo-fi production, and shrieked vocals—but distinguishes itself through explicitly far-right lyrical content promoting nationalist, racist, and fascist ideologies. While sharing black metal's raw aggression with neighbors like brutal death metal and goregrind, NSBM rejects those genres' focus on gore or apolitical extremity in favor of overtly political messaging, often intertwining paganism, anti-Semitism, and white supremacist rhetoric.

This subgenre exists in stark contrast to black metal's broader philosophical landscape, which ranges from Satanism to nature worship to existential nihilism. NSBM bands frequently adopt historical Third Reich imagery and collaborate within insular underground networks, deliberately courting controversy and marginalization from mainstream metal scenes. Its ideological rigidity separates it from adjacent provocateur movements like RAC (Rock Against Communism), which operates in punk and Oi! frameworks rather than extreme metal's sonic territory.

NSBM remains one of metal's most contentious and ethically fraught subgenres, studied primarily as a phenomenon of extremism rather than celebrated for artistic merit. Its historical significance lies in demonstrating how music subcultures can be weaponized for ideological radicalization, making it essential listening only for those researching the intersection of extreme music and political extremism with critical academic rigor.

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#14
Forest
ByForestReleased:1968
#65
Wolfskrieger
ByAbsurdReleased:1991
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#26
Carpathian Wolves
ByGravelandReleased:1994-12
#32
Night on the Bare Mountain
ByVelesReleased:1995-07
#28
United Aryan Evil
ByFullmoonReleased:1995
#96
Рдяндалир
ByBranikaldReleased:1996-01
#21
Lunar Poetry
ByNokturnal MortumReleased:1996-04
#12
Fart Music
ByMr FartsReleased:1996-10-08
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#13
Facta Loquuntur
ByAbsurdReleased:1996
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#30
Goat Horns
ByNokturnal MortumReleased:1997-07-06
#56
Black Hateful Metal
ByVelesReleased:1997-09
#22
Following the Voice of Blood
ByGravelandReleased:1997
#34
Mocking the Philanthropist
ByGrand Belial's KeyReleased:1998
#89
Europa Erwache!
ByDer StürmerReleased:1999-08-08
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#11
Nechrist
ByNokturnal MortumReleased:1999-11
#8
Asgardsrei
ByAbsurdReleased:1999
#36
Fire Burns in Our Hearts
ByClandestine BlazeReleased:1999
#98
Sonnenritter
ByAbsurdReleased:1999
#62
Creed of Iron
ByGravelandReleased:2000-09-13
#67
Berustet Av Kriegsdronnet
ByRaven DarkReleased:2000
#73
Frost Vision
ByBranikaldReleased:2000
#99
Струн натянутых Вдохновенья Сталь
ByBranikaldReleased:2000
#97
Prophecies Of Aryan Moon
BySwastykaReleased:2000
#71
Castrate the Redeemer
ByGrand Belial's KeyReleased:2001-07
#59
The Blood Calls for W.A.R.!
ByDer StürmerReleased:2001-10
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#41
Judeobeast Assassination
ByGrand Belial's KeyReleased:2001
#64
Prawo Stali
ByGravelandReleased:2001
#44
The Most Ancient Ones
ByHate ForestReleased:2002-03-25
#50
Idu Na Wy!
ByDub BukReleased:2002-07-21
#81
Heritage
ByAstrofaesReleased:2002-11-28
#6
Anthology
ByBurzumReleased:2002
#82
Sorcery of Fragments
ByТемнозорьReleased:2003-01-16
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#20
Opferblut
BySatanic WarmasterReleased:2003-02-19
#72
Noontide
ByFaniskReleased:2003-06-03
#3
Totenlieder
ByAbsurdReleased:2003
#33
The Taste of Victory
ByNokturnal MortumReleased:2003
#66
When I Cut the Throat
ByOhtarReleased:2003
#87
Consumatum Est
BySeigneur VolandReleased:2003
#38
Dawn of Iron Blades
ByGravelandReleased:2004-10
#4
Raubritter
ByAbsurdReleased:2004
#17
Hyperborea
ByBilskirnirReleased:2004
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#52
Death Before Dishonour
ByGoatmoonReleased:2004
#51
The Black Ravens Flew Again
ByVelesReleased:2004
#76
Черным Крылом...
ByM8L8THReleased:2004
#91
Sturmangriff
ByCommandReleased:2004
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#88
Pestpogrom
ByTotenburgReleased:2004
#48
Art und Kampf
ByTotenburgReleased:2005-01
#10
Weltanschauung
ByNokturnal MortumReleased:2005-03
#7
Blutgericht
ByAbsurdReleased:2005-04-05
#15
Carelian Satanist Madness
BySatanic WarmasterReleased:2005-06-30
#40
Sorrow
ByHate ForestReleased:2005-07-18
#60
The New Dawn of White Power
ByWaffen SSReleased:2005-12-16
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#19
Grimmige Volksmusik
ByAbsurdReleased:2005-12-24
#37
Reclaiming Celtic Glory
ByXenophobiaReleased:2006-05
#25
A Banner Greater Than Death
ByDer StürmerReleased:2006-08
#31
A Banner Greater than Death
ByDer StürmerReleased:2006-08
#80
Raiders Of Revenge
ByHonorReleased:2006
#85
Centuries of Heathen Might
ByBannerwarReleased:2006
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#24
Finnish Steel Storm
ByGoatmoonReleased:2007-01-25
#86
Idea. Form. Essence...
ByAstrofaesReleased:2007-11-09
#74
Devastation
ByAryskReleased:2007
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#29
Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg
ByAbsurdReleased:2008-03
#53
Zeit der Cherusker
ByWolfnachtReleased:2008-09-03
#83
Arystokracja Ducha
ByGontyna KryReleased:2008-12-24
#42
May the Hammer Smash the Cross
ByThor's HammerReleased:2008
#47
Ekstremist
ByMassemordReleased:2008
#95
Западный Фронт
ByХарзаReleased:2008
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#54
Dawn of a New Era
BySelbstmordReleased:2009-04-20
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#90
Bleeding the Priest
ByVomitorReleased:2010-03-25
#84
Defenders of the Aryan Race
ByDrowning the LightReleased:2011-02-01
#27
Varjot
ByGoatmoonReleased:2011-08-07
#58
Transcendental Racial Idealism
ByDer StürmerReleased:2011
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#39
Mustan Auringon Riitti
ByNattfogReleased:2012-02-20
#46
Der Wolkenwanderer
ByBilskirnirReleased:2012-10-19
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#55
Symbols Of Great Power
ByBlack Magick SSReleased:2012-12-25
#18
By The Wing Of Black
ByM8L8THReleased:2012
#69
W.A.R.
ByDark FuryReleased:2012
#43
Bad Blood
ByBlood on the Dance FloorReleased:2013-08-30
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#75
Adolfkvlt
ByAdolfkvltReleased:2013-10-06
#68
Сага О Чёрном Марше
ByM8L8THReleased:2013-11-20
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#78
Цвях
ByDub BukReleased:2014-03-01
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#70
Größer als der Tod
ByAbsurdReleased:2014-06-08
#79
Voitto Tai Valhalla
ByGoatmoonReleased:2014-09-07
#77
Le Grand Suicide
ByBaise Ma HacheReleased:2014-12
#100
Хармония - Вечност - Вселена
ByAryan ArtReleased:2015-09
#5
Musik ist keine Lösung
ByAlligatoahReleased:2015-12-18
#93
This Story Happened Before
ByDark FuryReleased:2016-01
#16
The Last Text EP
ByJacob SartoriusReleased:2017-01-20
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#23
Veni Vidi Vici
BySturmkaiserReleased:2018-06-25
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#92
Không Bao Giờ Nộp / Never to Submit
ByVothanaReleased:2019-04-18
#49
The Suns of Perdition, Ch. 1: War, Horrid War
ByPanzerfaustReleased:2019-06-14
#2
FACTS
ByTom MacDonaldReleased:2019-09-06
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#1
Die Very Rough
ByMario JudahReleased:2020-06-25
#94
Possessed by Evil
ByEvilReleased:2021-02-01
#9
Farty
ByMr FartsReleased:2021-02-08
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#61
Dawnbringer
ByWHRWLFReleased:2021-03-29
#45
Lets Go Brandon
ByLoza AlexanderReleased:2021-10-12
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#63
Let's Go Brandon
ByBryson GrayReleased:2021
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#57
Midnights
Byテイラー・スウィフトReleased:2022-10-21
#35
Midnights [Clean]
ByTaylor SwiftReleased:2022

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