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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Black metal act from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2016. They channel ritualistic darkness and raw intensity through an uncompromising black metal approach.
Formed in Chicago in 1999 by C. Immortum and W. Obscurum, Cult of Daath conjure a primal, misanthropic black metal rooted in the raw primitivism of Hellhammer, early Beherit, and old Mayhem. Their catalog, released through Nuclear War Now! Productions, is a stripped-down devotion to first-wave ferocity and ritual nihilism.
Black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2016. Named after a deity from Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, they craft occult black metal.
Cult of Enthropy is an instrumental black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2020. The band released their debut album Embrace the Void on October 21, 2020, followed by a limited physical CD edition of 100 copies in May 2021. Their music is entirely instrumental, exploring atmospheric black metal textures without vocals.
Black metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active since 2011, with five full-length albums to their name. Their 2024 release 'Metempsychosis' features two expansive tracks exceeding twenty minutes each, delivering spiritually immersive, occult-infused black metal.
Black-death metal band from Bremen, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel themes of annihilation through a fusion of black and death metal from the Hanseatic city.
Atmospheric black metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2011. Cult of Fire's extensive catalog explores Hindu and Buddhist spiritual themes through dense, ritualistic black metal, earning them a devoted following in the international underground.
Atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2023. Named after the Celtic horned god, they craft nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Black metal project from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015. Cult of Mutilated Flesh channels violent, ritualistic black metal.
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