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Obnoxious (2022)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Doomsday Party (feat. Elize Ryd) (2023)
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A black/death metal act from Erlanger, Kentucky active since the mid-1990s, Bastard Spawn operated in the underground as an independent act before eventually disbanding.
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Gävle, active since 2019. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Raleigh, North Carolina's Bastard Tongue has been active since 2017, pursuing a straightforward black metal path in the tradition of the American underground.
Saint Petersburg-based folk-infused black metal act active since 2009, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic passages into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions draw from Saint Petersburg's cultural traditions, bridging ancient folklore with modern aggression.
Forged in 2004 from Chernivtsi, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.
Spanish black metal band from Granada in Andalusia, active since 2009. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Relentless Black / Death / Groove Metal / Grindcore from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
French black metal project formed in 2025. They deliver battalion-strength black metal from the French underground.
An Atlanta black metal curiosity formed in 2023 by a then-13-year-old frontman, trafficking in occult, gore, and violence across two self-released demos.
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