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Moshkinstein (2019)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Necromanteum (2023)
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Raw black metal project originating from Hampshire/Sussex, now based in Manchester, England, active since 2009. Caina craft avant-garde, emotionally intense black metal that pushes the genre's boundaries.
Black metal project from Umeå, formed in 2017. Ceaseless Discharge — a Dark Souls reference — channels atmospheric black metal from northern Sweden.
Alliance, Ohio's Cebog push black metal into experimental and abstract territory, using the genre's harshness as a starting point for dissonant, structurally unconventional compositions.
Black-doom metal band from Rennes in Brittany, France, active since 2010. They merge black metal darkness with the crushing weight of doom.
Atmospheric black metal band from Auxerre in Burgundy, France, formed in 2022. They craft vast, immersive atmospheres within a raw black metal framework.
Black and death metal band from Bree, Belgium, formed in 2018. They merge the atmospheric hostility of black metal with the crushing weight of death metal, operating from the Limburg province's underground scene.
Blackened death metal act from Verona, formed in 2019. Celebrarian delivers fierce extreme metal from one of northern Italy's most storied cities.
Blackened deathcore band from Kellinghusen, Germany, formed in 2015. They fuse the darkness of black metal with the crushing breakdowns of deathcore and death metal aggression.
Black metal act from Trondheim, active since 2000. Celebratum has been part of the Trondheim black metal scene for over two decades, contributing to the city's strong underground tradition.
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