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Forged in Tromsø's metal community, this melodic black/death metal act channels punishing aggression since 2017. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Based in Saarijärvi, this melodic black metal project has been a fixture of Finland's underground since 2002. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Black metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2018. Named after the deepest ocean zone, they craft abyssal black metal that plunges into uncharted sonic depths.
Black/death metal project from Hamburg/Kiel, Germany, formed in 2018. Their merciless fusion of black and death metal draws from the cold maritime atmosphere of Germany's northern coast.
San Diego's Hadoth deals in atmospheric black metal that prioritizes enveloping darkness over sheer violence — sweeping, textured, and deliberately cold. Formed in 2024, they're a recent addition to Southern California's contemplative black metal scene.
Haeiresis is a black metal/ambient project from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2004 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Lithuania black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Milwaukee's Haelm is one of the longer-running black metal acts in Wisconsin, active since 2008 and a fixture of the region's underground. Their longevity alone speaks to a dedication to the form that outlasts most contemporaries.
Black/death metal project from Germany, formed in 2025. A fresh addition to the German extreme metal underground, they channel the darkest impulses of both genres into visceral, uncompromising music.
Bred in Vernouillet's underground, this act delivers savage black metal since 2006. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
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