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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Black metal project from Ilmenau in Thuringia, active since 2015 and delivering raw, uncompromising black metal from the forested hills of central Germany. Their name references the monstrous creature from Greek mythology.
Stockholm-based project formed in 2012 from the ashes of the influential Lifelover, blending depressive black metal with post-punk, psychedelia, and shoegaze. Their 2020 album Brand on Prophecy Productions features saxophone-fueled expanses and has drawn comparisons to 'the Velvet Underground of black n' roll,' with tracks spanning up to 17 minutes.
Pagan/black metal band from Lisbon and Fundao, Portugal, active since 2012 and named after the pre-Roman Celtic people of the Iberian Peninsula. Their sound channels Iberian pagan heritage through furious black metal steeped in Celtic themes.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Swedish actfrom Gävle delivers dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice without compromise. They've been at it since 2013, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this black metal act from Gothenburg traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2011, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Kalmar County's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal unit is among them — wielding dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Swedish heavy/black metal and punk crossover project formed in 2024. Their approach blends classic heavy metal riffing with black metal's raw hostility and punk's stripped-down energy.
Blackened doom/sludge metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2016 with releases including Thousand Griefs and Damn You Believer. Their sound layers black metal's corrosive atmosphere over doom and sludge metal's crushing weight.
One of Finland's earliest black metal projects, with roots stretching back to 1975 in Jyvaskyla. Their pioneering status in Finnish extreme metal history makes them a foundational act in the country's black metal lineage.
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