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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Raw black/folk metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2025. Their name meaning 'Black Host,' they blend raw black metal aggression with folk elements from the Catalan underground.
Dutch black metal/punk project channeling scorching darkness since 2017. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Stoner doom metal project from Strasbourg in the Grand Est region, active since 2020. Their atomic name matches compositions of elemental heaviness, channeling cosmic doom from Alsace's cultural capital.
A devastating black metal entity from Tampere, contributing to the finnish underground since 2018. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Washington state's Hulder is a solo black metal act named for the seductive forest spirits of Norse folklore, weaving atmospheric darkness with melodic intensity since 2018. Their debut earned wide acclaim for its confident grip on the second-wave tradition.
Huldra is a melodic black/death metal band from Galați, Romania, formed in 2011. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Black metal project from Ypres, Belgium, formed in 2022. Drawing from the shadows of the historic Flemish city, they craft raw, atmospheric black metal steeped in northern European darkness.
Melodic death/black metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2022. Their polished fusion of melodic precision and extreme metal aggression brings fresh energy to the Berlin metal scene.
Atmospheric black metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. Their ethereal sound layers rich atmospheric textures over black metal foundations from the Mediterranean coast.
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