I still think the best
Black Metal comes from Norway. They owned the 2nd and 3rd wave in the 90's and even though they were kind of weak in the early 2000's they are making a comeback. Bands like
Vreid and
Ragnarok are proof. Burzum's Fallen,
Urgehal to name a few. I think Finland comes in a close second. I can't help but like most of the stuff that I hear from there right away. But that's why I put them second to Norway because I believe
Black Metal should thrill you first and then catch you second not the other way around. The finnish still to a damn good job at making
Black Metal music though.
Ajjatara, and
Sargeist in particular.
And if you gaze for long into an Abyss, The Abyss gazes also into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche