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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Death, black, and progressive metal band from East Flanders, Belgium, active since 2017. They explore the intersection of extreme metal ferocity and progressive compositional ambition.
Czech black metal band from Benešov, founded in 1987, making them one of the longest-running black metal acts in the Czech Republic. Their decades-spanning career represents a foundational piece of Czech extreme metal history.
German black metal band from Köthen in Saxony-Anhalt, active since 2008. They deliver tormented black metal from the eastern German heartland.
German experimental black metal project from Oldenburg, active since 1996. With nearly three decades of boundary-pushing output, they are one of northern Germany's most long-standing experimental metal acts.
Thessaloniki-based black metal act active since 2002, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Greek lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Porto-based black metal act active since 2018, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Portuguese lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
German black/viking metal band from Neumünster, formed in 2011. They merge black metal ferocity with viking metal's epic, Norse-inspired grandeur.
Blasphemous Black Metal from Austin.
Black Void Cult is an atmospheric and melodic black metal band from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2017 and signed to Concreto Records. Their 2020 debut full-length Dysphoria established the band's focus on harmonic, boundary-crossing black metal that balances melody with emotional weight. They followed it with a series of singles in 2023 leading into their second album ...Even the Stars Have to Die, which explores themes of entropy and extinction through expansive, conceptual songwriting.
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