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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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German atmospheric and progressive black metal band from Plauen and Oelsnitz, active since 1995. Their extensive catalog spanning nearly three decades includes releases like Uralte Gedanken and Neu Asen Land, blending Germanic pagan themes with atmospheric black metal and progressive structures.
Lviv-based folk metal act active since 2017, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Stockholm-based atmospheric black metal project active since 2020, layering ethereal textures and tremolo-picked melodies over blast-driven foundations. Their compositions explore vast emotional terrain through cascading guitars and immersive soundscapes.
German black metal band from Chemnitz, formed in 2015. Their mountain-themed name and Saxonian roots inform a raw, cold black metal sound.
German black metal band from Torgelow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, formed in 2013. They deliver bleak, uncompromising black metal from the remote northeastern German flatlands.
Folk metal outfit from Kyiv, formed in 2020. Their sound integrates traditional melodic elements with metal's aggression, creating a festive yet powerful fusion.
German black/death metal band from Würzburg, formed in 2011. They combine black metal's atmospheric menace with death metal's relentless brutality.
French black metal project formed in 2022. They deliver dark black metal from the French underground.
Black metal band from southeast England, formed in 2014. Their debut album Burning Sermons delivers seven tracks of bleak, atmospheric blackened metal in just sixteen minutes, recorded at Son of Sun Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
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