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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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French black metal and noise project from Yutz in Lorraine, formed in 2012. They merge black metal's aggression with harsh noise elements.
Sofrino-based black metal act active since 2017, 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.
One-man depressive post-black metal project from Antwerp, Belgium, rising from the ashes of 90s black metal band Avatar. The 2021 debut album "Lost" channels melancholic dark guitars and atmospheric synthesizers into 40 minutes of despair, mixed and mastered by Swedish MO Metal Productions.
German black/gothic metal band from Berlin, formed in 2011. They merge black metal's aggression with gothic metal's dark aesthetic from the capital's diverse underground.
French symphonic black/death metal band from the Grand Est region, formed in 2013. They layer orchestral arrangements over extreme metal from eastern France.
Croatia (early); Moscow-based speed metal outfit active since 2020, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Swedish black metal entity emerging in 2023, delivering raw, uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and furious blast beats. Their work draws from the deep well of Scandinavian black metal tradition, maintaining a stripped-down, no-frills approach to the genre.
Spanish black metal band from Aragon, formed in 2017. They channel dark spiritual intensity through raw black metal.
Black/thrash metal band originally from Zurich, Switzerland, active since 2011. They deliver a filthy, aggressive blend of black and thrash metal.
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