---
title: "The Black"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-black"
genre: "Traditional Doom Metal"
country: "Italy"
formed: 1988
---

# The Black

**The Black** is a traditional doom metal band, from Italy, active 1988 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Black |
| Genre | Traditional Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Pescara, Italy |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Traditional Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/traditional-doom) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Enio Nicolini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/enio-nicolini) | Bass | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Mario Di Donato](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mario-di-donato) | Lead vocals | 1988 to present | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Infernus paradisus et purgatorium](https://themetalnet.com/album/33c28857-95c7-36d9-9bac-0c70d50bf8ae) | Album |
| 1993 | [Abbatia Scl. Clementi](https://themetalnet.com/album/559a0cb4-a613-4e39-8c55-ecdd0493d9c7) | Album |
| 1997 | [Apocalypsis](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7b5e7f9-9136-4ce1-8744-a18797b79045) | Album |
| 2004 | [Capistrani pugnator](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4fd47c1-f7d6-41c7-9da2-0a5dc3c78060) | Album |
| 2004 | [Peccatis nostris](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ac1a7fe-5da0-4944-8f3d-48a9e55f3232) | Album |
| 2004 | [Peccatis nostris / Capistrani pugnator](https://themetalnet.com/album/ac59fc41-ad21-420d-908c-c0d2a00096d0) | Album |
| 2010 | [Gorgoni](https://themetalnet.com/album/a77959a6-dc45-4f7c-9cbf-f15dbcce8742) | Album |
| 2018 | [Requiem](https://themetalnet.com/album/483d414c-08f6-47e3-9f62-61660ff1982e) | EP |
| 2020 | [Ars metal mentis](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0fc1787-d3f2-4d1d-ba50-05c4132c137f) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Pentagram](https://themetalnet.com/band/pentagram) (listened together)
- [Requiem](https://themetalnet.com/band/requiem) (shared members)
- [The Hounds of Hasselvander](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-hounds-of-hasselvander) (same tags)
- [Nomad Son](https://themetalnet.com/band/nomad-son) (same tags)
- [Kabbalah](https://themetalnet.com/band/kabbalah) (same tags)
- [Year Zero](https://themetalnet.com/band/year-zero) (same tags)
- [Epitaph](https://themetalnet.com/band/epitaph) (same tags)
- [Abdullah](https://themetalnet.com/band/abdullah) (same tags)
- [Thrown](https://themetalnet.com/band/thrown) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Black/17846
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblackatratus
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3sh2cl8kCCPTVdVCmkZj4u
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/381727

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