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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Taking their name from the cold sea fog that rolls in off the North Sea, Haar is a U.S. black metal project that conjures a similarly bleak and suffocating atmosphere. Active since 2010, they trade in the kind of desolate, windswept darkness that recalls the genre's Scandinavian origins.
Milwaukee's Hadak Ura operates in the atmospheric and ambient reaches of black metal, filling the space between songs with texture and dread. Since 2015, they've built a sound more interested in suffocating atmosphere than outright aggression.
San Diego's Hadoth deals in atmospheric black metal that prioritizes enveloping darkness over sheer violence — sweeping, textured, and deliberately cold. Formed in 2024, they're a recent addition to Southern California's contemplative black metal scene.
Born in the devastating underground of Füzesgyarmat, this raw atmospheric black metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2024. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Finnish death metal trio from the eastern town of Kitee, active since 2020, channeling the filthy spirit of early Autopsy, Funebre, and Rottrevore. Their three albums of festering, old-school death metal have earned them a devoted following among connoisseurs of putrid extremity.
A relentless atmospheric black metal entity from Sweden, active since 2022. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Hamhleypa is a atmospheric black metal band from Kimry, Russia, formed in 2012. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Operating out of Broward County, Florida since 2012, Hanging by a Thread... trade in atmospheric black metal that sprawls and suffocates — desolate, hazy, and unshakeably bleak.
A savage atmospheric black/doom metal entity from Hungary, active since 2017. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
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