black metal music Logos and Brands
The “Black Metal Music” section focuses on the visual identity of bands and labels within the black metal genre. Logos of black metal bands such as Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone, Emperor, and Gorgoroth feature extremely complex, nearly illegible letterforms intertwined into ornamental structures. This style became a hallmark of the genre, which emerged in Scandinavian countries in the early 1990s. Black metal band marks stand in opposition to the commercial logic of logo design, turning the lettering into a visual object resembling tree roots, thorns, or branches.