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The Age Of Entitlement (2019)
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rosemary (2023)
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L'Envol (2024)
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Stockholm-based black metal act active since 2018, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Swedish lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Emerging in 2012 from Moscow, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
German black/death metal band from Upper Franconia, formed in 2021. They merge black and death metal into a parasitic, blood-soaked sonic assault.
Czech black metal band from Prague, formed in 2025, with their debut release Human Peak. They channel classic black metal darkness through a contemporary Prague underground lens.
Finnish black metal band from Turku, formed in 2021. They deliver cross-bearing black metal from Finland's former capital.
Melodic black metal outfit from Sweden, formed in 2017. Layers of orchestration and twin-guitar harmonies elevate their compositions beyond standard black metal into more expansive territory.
German black/thrash metal band from Zerbst in Saxony-Anhalt, active since 2009. They forge a violent blend of black and thrash metal from the eastern German flatlands.
French black metal band from Martigues near Marseille, formed in 2018. They deliver cascading black metal from the Provençal coast.
German blackened thrash metal and punk band from Berlin, formed in 2024. They fuse blackened thrash with punk's raw, confrontational spirit.
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