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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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My Great Guilt is a atmospheric black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2023. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
A New York-based project founded in 2014, Myrkur weaves atmospheric black metal with folk and post-metal textures, layering ethereal vocals over icy tremolo riffs and acoustic passages to create a sound that is both harrowing and hauntingly beautiful.
A power metal act from the northeastern Greek city of Xanthi in Thrace, Brennus channels the spirit of the legendary Gallic warlord into epic, melodic compositions since 2017. The band draws from the European power metal tradition from Greece's eastern frontier.
Oregon's Møllehøj have cultivated an atmospheric black metal sound since 2012, taking their name from a Danish term and drawing on the genre's ambient, landscape-evoking qualities. The project is among the longer-running acts in the Pacific Northwest's underground black metal community.
Møregloed is a atmospheric black/doom metal band from Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Drawing from the landscape and isolation of the Ozarks, Mørk Hest craft atmospheric black metal that feels rooted in the dense, ancient terrain of the interior United States since 2018. The Norwegian-inflected name — meaning dark horse — suits the project's desolate and brooding aesthetic.
Mørkhet is an atmospheric black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024. They craft expansive atmospheric black metal from the Greek capital.
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