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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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German atmospheric black metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2021. They channel atmospheric black metal through misty, folk-inflected textures.
German atmospheric black metal band from Saxony, formed in 2013. They weave ethereal atmospheres and natural imagery into a raw black metal framework.
Drawing from the contemplative side of black metal, this Swedish project channels Malmö's spirit into sweeping, atmosphere-laden compositions. Since 2023, their recordings balance raw aggression with passages of fragile, melancholic beauty.
Black Cascade is an atmospheric black metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2015 and operating as an independent act. The band is part of Salvador's underground extreme metal scene and releases music through their Bandcamp page.
Atmospheric black metal entity from Sweden, formed in 2014. Their sound envelops the listener in walls of reverb-drenched tremolo picking and shimmering ambient passages that dissolve the boundary between beauty and ferocity.
French atmospheric black metal band from Lille, formed in 2016. They craft vampire-themed atmospheric black metal from the capital of northern France.
German atmospheric black/death metal and deathcore band from Nuremberg, formed in 2021. They fuse atmospheric extremity with deathcore's crushing breakdowns for a layered, intense sound.
French atmospheric black metal band from Lyon, formed in 2025. They deliver mole-dark atmospheric black metal from France's second city.
Czech atmospheric black metal project formed in 2020. They weave atmospheric textures and immersive soundscapes into a foundation of raw black metal intensity.
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