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Anthology (2022)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Man Is Myth (Early Demos) (2017)
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Black metal project from Çüngüş, emerging in 2022. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Turkish origins.
French black metal project from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, active since 2015. Their atmospheric approach channels dark, brooding textures through a haze of distorted riffs and ethereal layers.
German raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2015. They alternate between raw black metal aggression and the medieval atmospherics of dungeon synth.
Thrash metal outfit from Milan, formed in 2018. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Black/thrash metal and punk power trio from Lyon, active since 2019, drawing from Motorhead, Darkthrone, Bathory, and Celtic Frost. Their releases Infernal Bigotry and Armageddon merge first-wave black metal darkness with speed metal and punk aggression, steeped in medieval fantasy and Robert E. Howard references.
Finnish post-black metal band from Valkeakoski, formed in 2021. They deliver brutally atmospheric post-black metal from the Pirkanmaa industrial town.
Spanish black/death metal band from Chiclana de la Frontera in Cádiz province, active since 2008. They deliver bestial slaughter from the Atlantic coast of Andalusia.
England-based project merging black metal's atmospheric bleakness with doom metal's crushing deliberation, active since 2025. Their compositions stretch between glacial tempos and frenzied tremolo passages, creating a dynamic tension between despair and fury.
Porto-based black metal act active since 2016, 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.
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