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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Black and death metal act from Split, Croatia, active since 2012. Cidium blends the ferocity of both subgenres against the unlikely backdrop of the Adriatic coast.
Black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in 2019 as a five-piece. Their releases The Tread of Darkness and Agony Blasphemy deliver darkness-themed black metal steeped in occult and nihilistic imagery.
Raw black metal project from Kętrzyn in the Masurian region, formed in 2020. Cierń — Polish for 'thorn' — channels lo-fi, abrasive black metal from northeastern Poland.
Black metal act from Kraków, active since 2010. Cień — Polish for 'shadow' — has spent over fifteen years crafting atmospheric black metal from the former royal capital.
Rock Springs, Wyoming black metal project Cimejes conjure bleak, isolated darkness that fits the desolate high plains landscape of their home state. Their recordings favor raw production and grim atmosphere over accessibility.
Atmospheric black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their name meaning cemetery in French, Cimetiere craft graveyard-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Stockholm black/death metal project formed in 2022, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity. Their fusion of both genres creates a sound rooted in darkness and aggression.
Blackened death-thrash act from the small Overijssel town of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, formed in 2019. Cimmerii — named after the mythical people dwelling in eternal darkness — blends extreme subgenres from rural eastern Netherlands.
Atmospheric black metal and folk metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend cinematic atmospheres with folk instrumentation and raw black metal intensity.
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