---
title: "Black Death"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/black-death"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
formed: 1977
---

# Black Death

**Black Death** is a heavy metal band, active 1977 to present.

Black Death is an American band that has been noted as the "first all-African-American heavy metal band". The group were mentioned in Ian Christe's book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, and in Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection by Deanna R. Adams as "one of the only, if not the only, all-black metal bands in the country" in 1987.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_(American_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Black Death |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Cleveland |
| Formed | 1977 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [Black Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b0b36d1-99d5-33c1-aa2a-f7cd4e1504a9) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Black_Death/665

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/black-death](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-death). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt