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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Raw black metal project from Norway. Chalice Ablaze channels primitive, stripped-down black metal in the raw Norwegian tradition.
Layton, Utah black-death metal act Chalice Dungeon blend the savagery of death metal with the atmospherics and intensity of black metal. Their sound is dense and abrasive, operating in the blackened death tradition with a raw underground aesthetic.
Raw black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They craft lo-fi, uncompromising black metal stripped to its most primitive essence.
Black-speed-thrash act from Nowy Targ in the Tatra mountain foothills, formed in 2023. Chalice of Damnation channels high-velocity blackened thrash from the Polish highlands.
California raw black metal project Chalice of Eden operate in the lo-fi, primitive tradition of raw black metal, prioritizing atmosphere and nihilistic intensity over production polish. Their music is harsh and stripped down, indebted to the second-wave Scandinavian style.
Black metal project from Poznań, formed in 2021. Chalice of Mankind crafts atmospheric black metal from Greater Poland.
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Searles Valley, California black metal project Chamber of Mirrors craft cold, atmospheric black metal from the Mojave Desert region, channeling isolation and desolation into harsh, tremolo-driven compositions. Their remote origins lend the music a bleak and solitary character.
Black metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2003. With over two decades of activity, Chambercraft are veterans of the Northern Irish black metal underground.
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