Bal-Sagoth is an extreme metal band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, combining elements of black metal, symphonic, and classical music. Vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts, who came up with the idea for the band around 1989, took the name 'Bal-Sagoth' from a Robert E. Howard short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth".
— Last.fm
Why This Artist
Bal-Sagoth's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 0% for catalog depth. Only 3K platform followers, but 78K listeners — growth is organic. Active in symphonic black metal.
Discography
A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria(2016) · album
Starfire Burning Upon The Ice Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule(2016) · album
To De-Thrown The Witch Queen Of Mytos K'Unn
6:44A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria(2008) · album
The Chthonic Chronicles(2006) · album
Arcana Antediluvia
5:07Unfettering the Hoary Sentinels of Karnak
4:21Atlantis Ascendant(2001) · album
Star-Maps of the Ancient Cosmographers
5:12The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire (Part III)
7:18The Power Cosmic(1999) · album
Callisto Rising
4:32Of Carnage and a Gathering of the Wolves
6:00The Empyreal Lexicon
6:02The Scourge of the Fourth Celestial Host
6:39The Voyagers Beneath the Mare Imbrium
4:37Battle Magic(1998) · album