I think that all of the extramusical events surrounding the scene like the church burnings, murders, and the occult related antics helped put black metal on the map. There's always a market for the most 'extreme' music out there and while bm didn't really fall into that category compared to some of the other stuff out there, the actions of the members of the community gave it that notoriety.
And then there's the fact that black metal ****ing rules.
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