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A solo black metal project rooted somewhere in Virginia, Klanen has been cultivating raw, atmospheric darkness since 2020. Sparse in detail and dense in atmosphere, the project leans into black metal's most solitary and confrontational qualities.
Heavy Melodic Black / Death Metal from Copperas Cove.
Black metal/punk band from Paris, formed in 2019 and fusing black metal's darkness with punk's raw immediacy. Their Breton-derived name adds Celtic mystique to their French blackened punk.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal and progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2021, based in Rome, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Black metal project from the Vysocina Region of the Czech Republic, formed in 2023 and drawing inspiration from the forested highlands of central Bohemia. Their name means "curse" in Czech, fitting their dark, atmospheric approach.
Part of the Balkans' raw and uncompromising metal tradition, this act channels black metal with a focus on tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Formed in 2020, based in Koceljeva, raw production values serve the music's unvarnished intensity.
Kliffoth is a black metal band from General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina, active since 2001 and drawing on themes of fantasy, occultism, and Viking mythology. The band released demos in 2003 and 2006, and their full-length album "Infinitum Tenebrarum" appeared in 2014. They also contributed the track "The Golden Walls of Heaven" to "Odens Ride Over Southernland — An Argentinean Tribute to Bathory" (2013).
Part of Slovakia's modest but dedicated extreme metal community, this act channels black metal with a focus on tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Formed in 2024, based in Poprad, raw production values serve the music's unvarnished intensity.
Black metal project from Mainz, active since 2013 and named after the sorcerer from Wagner's Parsifal. Their occult-tinged black metal draws on Germanic literary and operatic traditions.
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