5. Pale Spektre - Bereft of Xerotic Layers How Black Metal should be: all about the sound and evil worship and nothing about social media and lame self-promotion. Female-fronted German act for those that think that reverb is never too much.

6. Doodswens - Lichtvrees Talking about female-fronted bands, here's an all-female band (well, they used to be at this time) hailing from The Netherlands. Visceral Black Metal for reverb worshippers. This band is lead by my friend Inge - great drummer, and even better drinking companion!