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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hlaalu is a black metal/dungeon synth project from Ukraine, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Drawing from Stockholm's metal heritage, this black metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2014. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Black metal project from Sennfeld, Germany, active since 2013. Sharing their name with Odin's watchtower, they deliver atmospheric black metal steeped in Norse mythology from Lower Franconia.
Black/doom metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2019, blending black metal with hardcore punk energy. Their self-titled debut on Metalgate delivers seven tracks of aggressive, genre-blurring extremity where tracks appear in a different sequence on the CD than on the cover art.
Blackened death metal band from Denmark, formed in 2020. Their scorching fusion of black and death metal delivers unrelenting aggression from the Danish underground.
Black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2018. Their cold, atmospheric sound channels the stark, windswept landscapes of Scandinavia through raw black metal.
Hoarfrost is a black metal project from United Kingdom, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Depressive/atmospheric black metal project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020. Their sorrowful, emotionally devastating sound channels deep despair into atmospheric black metal from the Spanish capital.
Hoarstone is a black metal project from Chippenham, United Kingdom, active since 2006 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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