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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.
Black metal band from Mulhouse in Alsace, France active since 2010. They channel dark intensity from the Upper Rhine city.
When Exvoidxist emerged in 2018 out of United Kingdom, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Blackened speed metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with speed metal's breakneck velocity. Their executioner-themed name drives a sound built on old-school intensity and aggression.
Austrian black/death metal project formed in 2024, merging the atmospheric menace of black metal with the sheer brutality of death metal. A newer entry in Austria's extreme metal underground, forging a sound of darkness and devastation.
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