Black Metal. Furious, terrifying, and incredibly controversial. Co-hosts Liam Brand and Eli Martinez rounded up the two biggest Black Metal nerds we knew (Mark "Mrak" Valentino and Trevor "Banned from SPPG" Humphreys to discuss our favorite albums from this genre.

Our Picks:Mrak:Essential Pick: Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas // Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky // Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black MarkUnderrated Pick: Krallice - Years Past Matter // Fell Voices - Regnum Saturni

Trev: Essential: Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger // Lantlos - .neonUnderrated: Woods of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

Liam:Essential: Deafheaven - New Bermuda // Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 13 StarsUnderrated Pick: Paysage D’Hiver - SchattengangEli:Essential: Panopticon - Roads to the NorthUnderrated: We Came Out Like Tigers - Ageless and Lack