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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Greek death/black metal band from Athens, formed in 2023 and named after a Tolkien villain. Their sound merges death metal's brutality with black metal's atmospheric menace through the lens of dark fantasy.
Danish black metal project active since 2014, channeling infernal themes through raw black metal aggression. Their name evokes the occult, goat-worshipping imagery central to black metal's visual and sonic tradition.
Swedish black metal band from Vilhelmina in the far north, channeling Arctic darkness since 2019. Their name claims dominion over the frozen north, reflecting the isolated, frigid character of their black metal.
Swedish black metal project formed in 2022, channeling apocalyptic themes through raw intensity. Their name claims authority over finality itself, reflecting the absolute darkness of their approach.
Italian black metal band from Petacciato in Molise, channeling martial darkness since 2014. Their bellicose name reflects the warlike, aggressive character of their black metal from southern Italy.
Italian atmospheric/post-black metal project active since 2019, blending ethereal beauty with blackened intensity. Their approach layers lush atmospherics over the raw foundation of black metal.
Roman act that evolved from symphonic black metal origins into industrial/gothic metal territory, restarting in 2025. Their vampiric name channels undead aristocratic darkness through shifting stylistic identities.
American black metal project Lorem Ipsum subverts the placeholder identity with corrosive intent, crafting atmospheric darkness from the shadows of obscurity since 2017.
Ukrainian black metal band from Zakarpattia Oblast, formed in 2022 and named after a figure from Elder Scrolls lore. Their approach channels fantasy-derived darkness through raw Transcarpathian black metal.
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