There is more than one artist with this name. 1) "The Black" is a Swedish black metal band. 2) "The Black" is an Italian doom metal/progressive rock band. 3) "The Black" is a rock band from Austin, Texas. 4) "The Black" is an Australian rock band. 1. "The Black" is a Swedish black metal band formed around 1991 in Eskiltuna by Make Pesonen from Eternal Darkness and Karjalan Sissit. The first full line-up featured Make Pesonen as "The Black" on drums & keyboards