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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Italian actfrom Milan fuses technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 1995, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Avant-garde/experimental black metal band from Freiburg im Breisgau, active since 2009 and pushing black metal into unconventional, boundary-dissolving territory. Their sound challenges genre conventions with abstract compositions and unpredictable structures.
Black metal/dungeon synth project from Cartagena in southeastern Spain, formed in 2021 and combining raw black metal with medieval-influenced electronic atmospheres. Their dual-genre approach bridges extreme metal's aggression with dungeon synth's brooding nostalgia.
Moscow-based project with roots dating to 2011, evolving from RAC/Oi! and black/pagan metal origins into a metalcore direction. Their stylistic shifts reflect a restless creative arc across multiple phases of extreme and aggressive music.
Straddling the line between black metal and sludge metal, this Polish actfrom Kraków fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2024, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Black metal project from Turku, active since 2015 with a Finnish female name meaning "bright" or "clear." Their decade of output channels southwestern Finland's atmosphere through atmospheric black metal.
Black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2019 and channeling the dark forests of southwestern Germany into atmospheric black metal. Their name references a burnt forest clearing, reflecting their nature-inspired aesthetic.
Scottish black metal project from the Black Isle and Edinburgh, formed in 2024 as a direct continuation of the project Vostok, inspired by the landscape and history of the Scottish Highlands. Their debut album Embers was released on Caligari Records and Pest Productions, featuring atmospheric black metal with doom-metal undertones.
Blackened death metal/death'n'roll/punk band from Hankasalmi in central Finland, active since 2005 and blending three raw styles across two decades. Their Finnish name meaning "moonshine" captures the illicit, unrefined energy of their genre-crossing approach.
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