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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Raw atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Laihia in Ostrobothnia, formed in 2022. Their Finnish name meaning "coffin" sets the funereal tone for their blend of raw atmospherics and ambient passages.
St. Louis experimental black metal act Kivelak pushes the genre into unsettling, dissonant territory since forming in 2020. Their work treats black metal as a canvas for sonic deconstruction — fractured, cerebral, and deliberately hard to pin down.
Black metal/ambient project from Seville, active since 2011 and blending raw black metal with expansive ambient passages from Andalusia. Their Icelandic-derived name adds a Nordic mystique to their southern Spanish origins.
Italian black metal and raw black metal act, active since 2026 delivering second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Rooted in a scene steeped in operatic grandeur and crushing heaviness, their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Wielding black metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Friesland has been refining their craft since 2010. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with ruthless intent.
Black metal project from Derbyshire, active since 2019 with releases including A Note for the End of Times and Psychological Pain. The project channels raw, unfiltered black metal aggression through a lo-fi lens steeped in existential despair.
Gotland-based black metal act, active since 2015 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Black metal project from Kothen in Saxony-Anhalt, active since 2008 with a name meaning "lament" in German. Their melancholic, atmospheric approach to black metal channels grief and darkness from the eastern German lowlands.
Melodic black/doom/death metal band from the Aschaffenburg/Wurzburg area of Bavaria, active since 2008 and weaving three distinct metal styles into dark, atmospheric compositions. Their multi-genre approach creates a rich tapestry of melodic extremity and crushing weight.
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