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Black and melodic death metal band from Dobrovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. Their sound merges the raw intensity of black metal with the harmonic structures and melodic sensibility of death metal.
Portland bestial black/death metal duo delivering war metal chaos in the vein of Blasphemy and Archgoat, with raw, lo-fi production and relentless sonic violence.
Catacomba plays raw, atmospheric black metal rooted in cold, dissonant riffing and lo-fi production that evokes subterranean darkness. Their sound draws from second-wave Scandinavian traditions while maintaining an American underground rawness.
Black metal band from Nantes, France, formed in 2016. They channel dark, catacomb-themed atmospheres through black metal from the Loire-Atlantique.
Catacumba is a black metal band from Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in December 2003. Their sound blends the primal aggression of South American black metal with the frostbitten atmosphere of the Scandinavian scene, with lyrical themes spanning philosophy, nihilism, and hatred. Their debut full-length album Kratos was originally released in 2010 through Onslaught Records and reissued on CD in 2014 by Fallen-Angels Productions with a live bonus track.
Black and death metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, active since 2015. From the shores of the Black Sea, they forge a potent blend of black metal's atmospheric darkness with the crushing brutality of death metal.
Black-death-doom metal band from London, active since 2011. They channel damnation through a crushing fusion of three extreme metal genres.
Genre-spanning extreme metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2009. Catamenia weave black metal, death metal, gothic metal, and melodic elements into an expansive, multi-faceted sound from northern Finland.
Black metal project from Nitra in western Slovakia, formed in 2018. Cataract Nocturhale channels dark, nocturnal black metal from the historic Nitra valley.
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