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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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Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.
Atmospheric black metal project from Cheboksary, the capital of Chuvashia, formed in 2017. Chaosfrost channels frigid, expansive black metal from the Volga region.
Atmospheric black-death metal band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2018. They blend atmospheric black metal with death metal from the Steel City.
Atmospheric black metal and doom act from Piacenza, active since 2014. Chiral crafts expansive, contemplative extreme metal that bridges the atmospheric and doom traditions.
Atmospheric black metal band from Chelmsford, England, formed in 2014. They craft immersive, time-themed atmospheric black metal from Essex.
Atmospheric black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their name meaning cemetery in French, Cimetiere craft graveyard-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Atmospheric black metal and folk metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend cinematic atmospheres with folk instrumentation and raw black metal intensity.
Atmospheric black metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2023. Their name meaning ash in Galician, Cinza channel melancholy through dense atmospheric black metal from the Atlantic coast.
Atmospheric black metal band from Devon, England, formed in 2021. They craft vast, nature-inspired black metal from the English West Country.
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