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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Drawing from the contemplative side of black metal, this Swedish project channels Malmö's spirit into sweeping, atmosphere-laden compositions. Since 2023, their recordings balance raw aggression with passages of fragile, melancholic beauty.
Belgian black/death metal power trio from Arlon, forging their raw sound since 2009 across four albums. Their 2025 album "Blutwurst" was recorded live in a single day without click tracks, embodying their self-described "Black/Death 'n' Roll" style with screaming tube amps and unpolished ferocity.
German progressive black metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2013. They push black metal into progressive territory with complex compositions and unconventional structures.
Savage Black Metal / Punk out of Texas.
Towering Black / Doom Metal / Rock from Houston.
Black metal project from Remich (early); Merzig, emerging in 2019. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Luxembourgish origins.
Black Celebration is a black metal band from Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band operates within the underground scene with lyrical themes centered on anti-Christianity, blasphemy, and war.
Black Ceremonial Kult emerged from Santiago in 2014 playing occult death/black metal rooted in chaos magic and Kabbalistic symbolism, releasing their first demo "Aberah KeDabar MMXIV" in 2015 and a split with Kratherion that same year. Their debut full-length "Communion of the Ancient Gods" appeared in December 2016 on Madrid-based Deathrune Records, compiling 15 tracks of ritualistic black and death metal recorded at the Order Temple of the Dead Studios in Santiago.
Russian black metal act active since 2024, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
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