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Los Males del Mundo is a black metal project from Buenos Aires founded by Cristian Yans and Dany Tee (also of Acathexis and Downfall of Nur), with Nikita Kamprad of Der Weg Einer Freiheit contributing as producer and guest bassist. They debuted with the EP L.M.D.M. in October 2020, then released the debut full-length Descent Towards Death on February 26, 2021 through Northern Silence Productions — a five-track, forty-minute album drawing lyrically on Nietzsche, Cioran, and Schopenhauer. The album received coverage from Invisible Oranges and other metal press as a notable debut in atmospheric black metal.
Italian black metal band from Oristano/Cagliari in Sardinia, active since 2018. Their Sardinian identity brings the island's rugged, isolated character to their black metal sound.
Swedish black/death metal band from Karlstad, merging two extreme genres since 2011. Their minimalist name captures the grief and deprivation at the core of their blackened death metal.
Russian depressive black metal project from Engels, channeling despair through raw DSBM since 2022. Their name distills the bleak, hopeless essence of their depressive approach.
Ukrainian black metal band from Kyiv, formed in 2020 and channeling ancestral darkness through raw black metal. Their name captures the severed, forgotten lineage at the core of their blackened approach.
Belgian black/death metal act from Sainte-Ode, active since 2009 with their 'Savage Souls' EP. Their sound merges black metal's atmospheric hostility with death metal's visceral assault.
German black metal project formed in 2019, channeling raw hostility and atmospheric darkness. Their sound embraces black metal's primal aggression with an emphasis on atmosphere and intensity.
Lost in Hell is a death/black metal band from Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. The band released their debut album The Left Side of Genesis, which includes the track "Diabólica" and channels extreme metal in the vein of North American and Brazilian death and black metal traditions. Their lyrics engage with anticlerical and societal critique through a brutal sonic lens.
German black metal project from Karlsruhe, formed in 2024 and channeling raw extremity through the underground scene. Their approach draws from black metal's fierce traditions with a focus on uncompromising intensity.
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