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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Black/doom metal band from Steubenville, Ohio, active since 2004 and named after the one-eyed king of the Fomorians in Irish mythology.
Virginia black metal band active since 2007, one of three US acts sharing the name drawn from Irish Celtic mythology.
Finnish black metal band from Salo, formed in 2020. They forge dark black metal from the southwestern Finnish countryside.
Black metal project from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2020. Named after Tolkien's fiery demons, they forge black metal from eastern Belarus.
Oslo-based black metal act active since 2025, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Norwegian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Melodic death metal outfit from Albufeira/Faro/Silves, formed in 2023. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Afidnes, active since 2021. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Upper Austrian black metal and punk hybrid formed in 2023, merging the ferocity of black metal tremolo work with punk's stripped-down aggression. A young project channeling raw, unpolished energy.
Moscow-based black metal/hardcore act active since 2013, fusing the atmospheric hostility of black metal with hardcore punk's physical aggression and directness. Their compositions channel both traditions with equal conviction.
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