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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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Atmospheric black metal project from Asselfingen, Germany, active since 2013. Their ethereal compositions layer rich atmospheric textures over black metal foundations from the Swabian Alb.
Depressive/atmospheric black metal project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020. Their sorrowful, emotionally devastating sound channels deep despair into atmospheric black metal from the Spanish capital.
Atmospheric black metal project from Calenberg Land, Germany, formed in 2021. Their expansive sound captures the misty, rolling landscapes of the Lower Saxon countryside through immersive atmospheric black metal.
Brisbane atmospheric black metal band Hope Drone formed in 2011 and established themselves with a 2013 self-titled EP that drew immediate critical attention for its dense, layered post-black metal approach. Their Relapse Records debut Cloak of Ash (2015) placed them among the leading acts in contemporary atmospheric black metal internationally, with subsequent albums Void Lustre (2019) and Husk (2021) deepening a sound built on nihilistic themes and slow-burning, wall-of-sound arrangements. The band's geographic isolation from major metal scenes has done little to diminish their international profile.
Horrorem Memoriæ is a solo atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2021. The project releases material entirely in Portuguese and has built a catalog including early demos from 2020–2021 and the album "Fogo e Sangue" (Fire and Blood, 2024), drawing on themes of shadow, memory, and Brazilian folklore within a melodic black metal framework.
Horyn is a atmospheric black metal band from Slavuta, Ukraine, formed in 2025. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Based in Yekaterinburg, this atmospheric black metal project has been a fixture of Russia's underground since 2025. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Howls of Derision is a atmospheric black metal/dark ambient band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2022. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Hrad is a atmospheric black metal/dungeon synth band from France, formed in 2021. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
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