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Moshkinstein (2019)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Necromanteum (2023)
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Black metal project from the UK, formed in 2020 and rooted in the genre's traditions of atmospheric darkness and corrosive aggression. The project channels black metal's raw power through a distinctly underground lens.
Folk/black metal project from Finland, active since 2011 and weaving Finnish folk traditions into black metal. Their over-a-decade output channels the deep-rooted mythology of the Finnish countryside.
Emerging from Medvyn, this Ukrainian act forges Black Metal and Thrash Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Belgrade, Serbia — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2008, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Melodic death/black metal band from Split, Croatia, active since 2014 and blending melodic death metal's sweeping guitar harmonies with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their sound bridges the intensity of both genres from Croatia's Dalmatian coast.
When Kozit Muileann emerged in 2016 from Saint Petersburg, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and raw black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Melodic black metal band from Nova Gradiska in central Croatia, active since 2006 and named after a figure from South Slavic vampire folklore. Their sound channels melodic black metal's blend of aggression and melody through distinctly Slavic cultural themes.
Black metal project from Greece, formed in 2022 and channeling the raw darkness of the genre through a Hellenic lens. The project draws from Greece's deep tradition of atmospheric and aggressive black metal.
Atmospheric post-black metal project from Augsburg, formed in 2025 and building vast, immersive soundscapes over tremolo-picked foundations. Their sound blends post-rock's dynamic crescendos with black metal's intensity.
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