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Extipicium is a one-man black metal project from La Falda, in the Sierras de Córdoba, created and handled entirely by Bacilo the Koch, who plays guitars, bass, and handles all vocals and production. The project's debut album, Through Ancient Rites to the Finest Architecture of Extinction, was released in November 2020 and features guest vocal contributions from Javier Blasfemor across most of its ten tracks. A second album, III: PULVIS.CINIS.NIHIL, followed in January 2022, with all releases self-managed under a DIY ethos.
Death/black metal act from Essen in Germany's Ruhr Valley, merging two of extreme metal's most ferocious subgenres since 2013. Their name, meaning forcible removal or eradication, captures the violent intensity of their dual-genre approach.
Black metal band originally from Slovakia, expanding across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Germany, active since 2019. Their multinational lineup channels black metal across Central and Northern European borders.
Rising from Kharkiv's metal underground, this Ukrainian act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Kaunas, Lithuania — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2013, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this British actfrom London delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2017, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
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Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this black metal act from Rome traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2013, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.
Grand Junction's Exussum have been operating in Colorado's high-desert isolation since 2006, blending blackened death metal with grindcore into something caustic and relentless. Their longevity speaks to a genuine commitment to the extremes — two decades of punishment forged in a city not known for its metal infrastructure.
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