Norwegian black metal , a form of rock music in Norway , has been an influence in world music since the late 20th century . Since the 1990s , Norway 's export of black metal , a lo-fi , dark and raw form of heavy metal , has been developed by such bands as Emperor , Darkthrone , Gorgoroth , Mayhem , Burzum , and Immortal . More recently bands such as Enslaved , Kvelertak , Dimmu Borgir and Satyricon have evolved the genre into the present day while still garnering worldwide fans . Controversial events associated with the black metal movement in the early 1990s included several church burnings and two prominent murder cases
Norwegian black metal
Early Norwegian black metal scene
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