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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
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Black-death metal band from Aberdeen, Scotland, formed in 2020. They fuse extreme metal darkness from the Granite City.
Pittsburgh black metal and hardcore band fusing the raw intensity of black metal with the DIY directness of hardcore. Cydonia brings a confrontational, stripped-down edge to extreme metal from the Pittsburgh underground.
Shenandoah, Virginia black metal band operating in the raw, underground tradition of American black metal. Cydron cultivates a cold and desolate sound shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains' isolation.
Denver black metal and crust punk band combining the rawness of crust with the menacing atmosphere of black metal. Cyffrous Indignus channels political fury and sonic chaos through a grimy, anarchic extreme metal framework.
Peoria, Illinois post-black metal band drawing from the astronomical imagery of supernova remnants to craft spacious, melancholic black metal. Cygnus Loop blends celestial atmosphere with the raw energy of traditional black metal.
Black metal project from Galway, Ireland, formed in 2017. Cyheuraeth — named after a Welsh spectral figure — conjures atmospheric black metal from Ireland's Atlantic coast.
Walnut, Illinois black metal band drawing its name from a Welsh death omen and conjuring bleak, foreboding soundscapes from the American Midwest. Cyhiraeth pursues raw atmospheric black metal with an occult and spectral intensity.
Pagan black metal band from Torrelodones near Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. Named after a Welsh wailing spirit, they channel pagan and Celtic themes through black metal.
Columbus, Ohio black metal band dealing in raw, corrosive black metal with a cold, underground sensibility. Cyhyraeth OH channels Midwestern bleakness through tremolo-drenched riffs and frigid atmosphere.
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