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Abhoria is a black metal band from Los Angeles, California. Since their 2022 self-titled debut full-length, the band has followed up with a single and the 2024 EP "DEPTHS," establishing a growing body of work within LA's thriving black metal underground.
Abhorrent Creation has been channeling black metal from the French underground since 2001, making them one of the more enduring anonymous projects in the scene. Over two decades of activity speak to unwavering dedication to the genre's darkest expressions.
Abhorstorm channels black metal from Istanbul since 2018. Their storm-of-abhorrence name drives compositions of hostile atmospheric extremity from Turkey's transcontinental metropolis.
Abhorvm fuses black and death metal from Scotland since 2025, their deliberately archaic spelling adding ancient weight to their modern extremity. The project represents the newest generation of Scottish extreme metal.
A black metal project from Zwickau, Germany, Abiarthar emerged in 2020 channeling the atmospheric and raw currents of the genre. The project takes its name from the biblical high priest, weaving spiritual and historical themes into its dark sonic palette.
Black metal and metalcore project that originated in Phoenix and relocated to Olympia, Washington. Named after the accuser in the Salem witch trials, they've built a reputation for atmospheric, blackened metal that blends American and European influences.
Vienna's Abigor formed in 1993 and have grown into one of Austria's most respected and enduring black metal acts, known for fusing ferocious early-second-wave fury with increasingly avant-garde experimentation. Their catalog spans from the foundational 1995 album Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom) through avant-garde milestones like Fractal Possession (2007) to the conceptually dense Taphonomia Aeternitatis, building a body of work with over three million streams on Last.fm.
Abigorum blends black metal, doom metal, and ambient from Saint Petersburg before relocating to Batumi, Georgia, active since 2012. Their multi-genre, multinational journey has produced atmospheric works that transcend geographic boundaries.
Mezokovecsháza's Abiozis ('abiosis' - absence of life) deliver black metal from the Hungarian Great Plain, channelling desolation and emptiness through raw, lo-fi compositions. Active since 2016, the project transforms the flatlands' stark beauty into extreme sonic expression.
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