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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Finnish black/speed metal band from Raahe, formed in 2024. They deliver bleeding-fast black/speed metal from the Bothnian Bay coast.
Forged in 2021 from Norway, 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.
Pagan/atmospheric black metal project from Glenridding in the Lake District, formed in 2017, inspired by the legends and landscapes of northern England. Their releases capture an ancient, primal atmosphere rooted in the rugged terrain of Cumbria.
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Moscow, active since 2025. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Ripping Black / Death Metal from San Antonio.
Filth-encrusted raw black metal from Nitra, forged in 2022. Intentionally abrasive production values serve as a weapon, wrapping venomous riffs and shrieked vocals in a blanket of corrosive static.
Black metal project from Gleisdorf, Austria, formed in 2021, with releases including "Under the Storm of Hate," "Imperial Hordes," and "Forever Cold." Their dark and aggressive approach draws on cold, hate-fueled black metal themes.
Forged in 2024 from Stockholm, 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.
German melodic black metal project formed in 2022. They infuse black metal's rawness with sweeping melodies and a distinctly melancholic atmosphere.
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