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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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Chicago's EMK have been at it since 2021, pursuing black metal's most uncompromising strains from within the Midwest's sprawling underground — cold, direct, and indifferent to polish.
Black/thrash metal band from Metz, France active since 2002. They fuse black metal ferocity with thrash speed from the Lorraine region.
Empalador Bestial was a black metal band from Piauí, Brazil, active from 2021 until their split-up. The project released two albums, Sinistrion and Sinistrion II: The Secret Dimmension, before ceasing activity.
Black metal band from Caldas da Rainha in central Portugal, launched in 2025. Their Portuguese name — meaning "impalement" — signals a raw, violent approach to black metal from the Leiria district.
Black metal project from Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Bavaria's Upper Palatinate, Germany, channeling raw darkness since 2021. Their sound draws from the genre's most austere and uncompromising traditions.
Black/drone/doom metal act from the ancient city of Worms, Germany, fusing three of heavy music's most oppressive subgenres since 2010. Their name, ironically meaning "empathy" in German, contrasts with the crushing, misanthropic weight of their sound.
Black metal project from Schorfheide in Brandenburg, Germany, channeling the dark forests northeast of Berlin since 2013. Their Greek-derived name, meaning "experience," reflects a lived, immersive approach to atmospheric black metal.
A product of the Hellenic metal tradition, this Athens-based atmospheric black metal, black metal, and gothic metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2013, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Belgian blackened death metal project from Nivelles, established in 2016, fusing extreme metal with futuristic, sci-fi conceptual themes. Their prolific output spans seven releases including the "Xerul" trilogy, blending industrial electronics with crushing death and black metal.
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