List of unblack metal artists

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This is a list of artists described as unblack metal, a genre of music which is musically and stylistically similar to black metal but whose artists profess Christianity and either promote the religion in their lyrics, oppose the Satanism and paganism promoted by black metal, or both.

Note that this list only includes bands described as unblack metal. Christian bands that are described only as black metal are not included, but can be found on the list of Christian metal artists and lists of black metal bands.

BandCountryFormedNotes
Admonish Sweden1994 [1]
Antestor Norway1990 [2]
Armageddon Holocaust Indonesia1999 [3]
Ascending King United States2015 [4]
The Autumn League Australia2011 [5]
Christageddon United States2010 [6]
Crimson Moonlight Sweden1997 [7]
Demoniciduth Switzerland1998 [8]
Drottnar Norway1996 [9]
Elgibbor Poland1999 [10]
Frosthardr Norway1997 [11]
Frost Like Ashes United States2001 [12] [13]
Grave Declaration Norway2006 [14]
Holy Blood Ukraine1999 [15]
Hope for the Dying United States2006 [16]
Horde Australia1994 [17]
Hortor Mexico2004 [18]
Lengsel Norway1995 [19]
O, Majestic Winter United States2008 [20]
MenagramItaly2021 1
Renascent Finland2003 [12]
Sanctifica Sweden1996 [21]
Shadows of Paragon Sweden2001 [22]
Skald in Veum Sweden2013 [23]
Slechtvalk Netherlands1997 [24]
Symphony of Heaven United States2017 [25]
Temple of Perdition Finland/U.S.2017 [26]
Vaakevandring Norway1999 [27]
Vardøger Norway1996 [28]
Vials of Wrath United States2011 [29]

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Rottweiler Records is a Christian metal record label based out of Dallas, Texas, United States. The label features bands such as Lust Control, Soul Embraced, The Jericho Harlot, and Pantokrator. The label started early on as a label that served punk rock, but has become a label that serves metal and punk. It is a Christian label, and therefore many of its artists are as well. The label was created by Shawn Browning, also known as Wretched of Grave Robber. Many bands on the label have placed high on CMW's charts and have had many positive reviews. The label participates in several compilations, including Kill the Ill a benefit comp for Rottweiler's owner Shawn Browning, and Metal Pulse: A Tribute to Dale Huffman.

Promise Land is a Christian symphonic metal band that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and formed in 1997. It went on an unofficial hiatus around 2009. In 2010 there was a resurgence in the band.

Hortor is a Mexican extreme unblack metal band originated in Mexico City, Mexico in March 2004. The band's name translated in English means "Animate". Members have been involved in multiple projects including Freddy Acosta for his solo project, Impaled Baphomet. On one of their full-length albums, they covered a song by one of their unblack metal influences, Horde. The band has released four studio albums, an EP, a split album, a compilation album, and a demo.

Renascent is an unblack metal band that originated in Helsinki, Finland, and the core of the band now currently reside in Bloomington, Indiana. The band has released an EP titled, Demon's Quest in 2004 and a full length titled Through Darkness in 2005. The band released their sophomore album, Praise of the Lord God Almighty, on 5 November 2016. The band is openly Christian. The band has been compared to Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child.

Skald in Veum are a Swedish unblack metal band. They have released one extended play, 1260 Days (2015), with Rottweiler Records and SkyBurnBlack Records and a studio album, Stridslysten, via Rottweiler in 2019.

Grave Declaration is a Christian black metal band that originated in Norway. The band formed in September 2006 as a solo project of Thor Georg Buer, formerly of Antestor. He later on hired other musicians including his former Antestor band mates, Ronny Hansen and Jo Henning Børven.

Elgibbor, also known as Jarek Pozarycki or Fire, is an unblack metal project, that started in 1999. The band went on a hiatus around 2017, but reconvened with a full-lineup in 2020, consisting mostly of former live members.

Christageddon is an unblack metal project, formed by Jesse McKinney of The Synics Awakening.

The Beckoning is an extreme progressive metal band that originated in Canada.

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