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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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DarkThought emerged in 2017 as an anonymous American black metal entity, crafting material steeped in misanthropic atmosphere and the genre's most unforgiving sonic traditions.
Darktimes is a black metal band from Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, formed in 2011. The project channels dark black metal from the Liptov region.
Eugene, Oregon's Darktower have cultivated a blackened sound since 2014 that feels shaped by the Pacific Northwest's dense old-growth wilderness — cold, primordial, and unhurried in its darkness.
Darktrance is a black metal and post-metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2008. The project merges black metal with post-metal atmospheres from the Ukrainian capital.
Orange County black/thrash outfit Darkult have been fusing the violence of first-wave black metal with thrash metal's motorized aggression since 2015, keeping the cult underground tradition burning with raw ferocity.
Darkwind is a black-death metal band from the Kozlovice/Frydek-Mistek area of the Czech Republic, formed in 2018 and channeling the raw intensity of Eastern European extreme metal. Their sound fuses black metal's icy aggression with death metal's crushing depth.
Charlotte's Darkwood Voyage arrived in 2023 with a raw black metal aesthetic rooted in tape-hiss primitivity, conjuring a dense woodland menace that feels at odds with the urban sprawl of the Carolina Piedmont.
Darkwoods My Betrothed is a black metal band from Kitee, Finland, active since 1994. With three decades of history, they are pioneering figures in Finnish black metal.
Worcester, Massachusetts black metal project Darkwor have been operating in the shadows of the New England underground since 2010, delivering unadorned black metal with the no-frills conviction of the region's DIY scene.
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