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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/ambient project from Hullhorst/Worms, active since 2009 and blending raw black metal with expansive ambient passages. Their dual-city origins and multi-genre approach create music that oscillates between aggression and meditation.
Black metal project from Toulon, France, formed in 2020, with a prolific output spanning releases like Triangular Black Sun, SATVRNATION, and Exilio. Their catalog explores atmospheric and raw black metal territory, touching on themes of exile, liminality, and existential dread.
Operating out of Vestfold og Telemark, this Norwegian act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Black metal/ambient project from Freiburg im Breisgau, formed in 2019 and merging atmospheric textures with harsh black metal from the Black Forest region. Their compositions drift between icy aggression and contemplative ambient space.
Black metal band from Lichtentanne in Saxony, active since 2013 and forging dark, powerful compositions from the Zwickau district. Their sustained output over a decade has made them a consistent force in the Saxon black metal scene.
Exploring the depths of black metal, this Italian outfit from Agrigento has been refining their craft since 2020. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with fierce commitment.
Post-black metal project from Berlin, formed in 2019 and channeling atmospheric expansiveness through black metal's raw framework. Their name references an Estonian folklore creature, adding a mystical dimension to their sound.
Black metal project from Espoo, formed in 2023 with a Finnish name meaning "treasure goblin" from folklore. Their sound channels Finnish folk horror through cold, atmospheric black metal.
Straddling the line between avant-garde metal and black metal, this Irish actfrom Cork fuses dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2013, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
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