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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sweeping and desolate, Oaken Palace craft atmospheric black metal that conjures the grey skies and frozen stillness of the upper Midwest. Their sound trades brutality for texture — cavernous, layered, and haunted by a deep sense of place.
Ruthless Melodic Death Metal from Fort Worth.
Dutch atmospheric black metal project active since 2019, crafting immersive, textural compositions that prioritize atmosphere over aggression. Their Latin name -- meaning 'empty eye' -- captures the void-gazing, contemplative character of their work.
Atmospheric black metal band from Zadar, Croatia, formed in 2020. Their Croatian-language name and atmospheric approach draw on the Adriatic coastal landscape for contemplative, layered black metal.
Offenbarung is a solo atmospheric black metal project formed in Buenos Aires in 2017 by the musician known as Razsuh, who recorded and mixed all material at his Third Underworld Studio in San Antonio de Padua. The project released two demos — Demo I (Lunar Womb) and Demo II (Jaguar Levitation) in early 2019 — before issuing the full-length Manifestus in July 2019, a sprawling two-track album structured as four movements depicting an astral voyage.
Atmospheric black metal project from Utrecht, the Netherlands, active since 2018. The project delivers sweeping, contemplative atmospheric black metal from the historic university city.
Omnem crafts expansive atmospheric black metal that prioritizes immersive soundscapes over aggression, layering reverb-drenched tremolo guitar over cavernous percussion. Their empathic approach to the genre emphasizes emotional weight and tonal depth across extended compositions.
Omniscience play an expansive, keyboard-laced atmospheric black metal anchored by multi-layered guitar work and the dual vocal interplay of Kalash and Archon. Their 2021 album Ancient Spell, released through Careless Records, draws its lyrical imagery directly from Magic: The Gathering lore, with tracks like "The Coming of Iona" and "Gates of the Mindless Temple" treating the game's mythology as genuine mythological source material.
Swiss atmospheric black metal band from Zurich, formed in 2023 and crafting ethereal compositions. Named after the biblical wheel-angels, their sound channels celestial, otherworldly atmosphere through black metal.
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