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Thrash metal act from Lyon in southeastern France, active since 2023. Their abbreviated name suits concise, aggressive thrash compositions from France's gastronomic capital turned metal hotbed.
Death metal outfit from Bristol in southwest England, active since 2012. Their demonic name channels dark aggression through over a decade of death metal from one of Britain's most creative music cities.
Black metal project from Bamberg, Germany, formed in 2022. Their atmospheric sound channels the dark mysteries of the Franconian medieval city through raw black metal.
Blackened doom/death metal band from Spain, formed in 2022. Their oppressive fusion of blackened atmosphere and doom-death weight creates a suffocating sonic experience.
An uncompromising black metal act from the portuguese underground, active since 2022. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Hideout Afire is a post-black metal band from Russia, formed in 2024. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory.
Forged in Novara's metal community, this black metal act channels grim aggression since 2004. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Dementiae is a black metal band from Santiago, Chile, whose members perform under the names Satanya, Draco, and Demonamorthus. Their debut demo Between Dementia and Death, released through Pagan Forest Records and Black Crusade Productions in a limited edition of 100 CD copies, draws on the atmospheric and depressive currents of early Burzum alongside elements of doom metal.
Black metal band from Gijon, Spain, active since 2014. Their name meaning 'Winter in Darkness,' they channel cold, atmospheric black metal from the Asturian coast.
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