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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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Louisville atmospheric black metal project Morgul Vale emerged in 2022 with vast, fog-drenched soundscapes, drawing on the cold introspection of the genre's Scandinavian roots while situating their desolation squarely in the American heartland.
Morgurth is a atmospheric black metal band from Ferrara, Italy, formed in 2020. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Morild is an atmospheric black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2017, named after the Danish word for bioluminescent plankton. Their releases explore dark, shimmering atmospheres through expansive black metal compositions, with appearances at major festivals like Copenhell.
Minneapolis atmospheric and melodic black metal act Morke have charted an evolution since 2016 — beginning in expansive, amorphous atmospherics and gradually sharpening into a more melodically driven sound rooted in the frozen Scandinavian template.
Morning Dew is a atmospheric black metal band from Gorizia, Italy, formed in 2017. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Chicago's Morningstar have been working the black/death metal corridor since 2015, drawing on the Windy City's storied underground to craft music that channels infernal aggression with the coldly atmospheric darkness the genre demands.
Mornië Utúlië is a atmospheric black metal band from Rzeszów, Poland, formed in 2015. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Mortefleur is an atmospheric black metal band from France, formed in 2026. Their French name meaning "death flower" captures their blend of dark beauty and atmospheric black metal.
Morwinyon is a atmospheric black metal band from Todi (Perugia), Italy, formed in 2020. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
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