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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Evidence (2023)
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Black/death/thrash metal act from Frankfurt (Oder) on the German-Polish border, formed in 2024. Named after an elf lord from Tolkien's works, their Tolkien-inspired moniker belies a savage fusion of three extreme metal subgenres.
When Ereth emerged in 2009 from Saint Petersburg, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Melodic black/death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece formed in 2022. They blend melody with extreme metal ferocity from the Macedonian capital.
Boise raw black metal project Ergaster — named for the hominid ancestor Homo ergaster — channels something primal and evolutionary, stripping the genre down to its most feral, unpolished essentials.
Black metal project from Toulouse, France active since 2014. They channel occult darkness from the Pink City of southern France.
Portland, Maine blackened doom metal act Ergi inhabit the bleak coastal winter of New England, drawing the name from Old Norse taboo and channeling that transgressive weight into slow, anguished heaviness.
Raw black metal project from France launched in 2022. They deliver lo-fi, uncompromising black metal in the rawest tradition.
Black metal project from France active since 2015. They bring cold, unrelenting black metal from the French underground.
Black metal project from County Meath, Ireland launched in 2026. They bring fresh black metal from the Irish midlands.
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