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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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French atmospheric black metal band from Nantes, formed in 2022 and crafting immersive, celestially-themed soundscapes. Their name evokes desolate lunar landscapes, reflecting the cold, vast atmosphere of their sound.
French black/death metal band from the Beaune/Corgengoux area in Burgundy, merging blackened fury with death metal brutality since 2016. Named after the moon, their sound channels lunar darkness through extreme metal aggression.
Lunaris was formed in Norway in 1998, with several members drawn from the progressive metal band Spiral Architect, bringing that technical pedigree to a sound that fused black metal aggression with progressive and melodic structures. The band released two full-lengths, ...The Infinite and Cyclic (2004) on Earache Records, alongside early demos before going dormant. Clean vocal contributions from bassist Øyvind Hægeland—also known as the vocalist for Arcturus—distinguished their approach within the Norwegian extreme metal landscape.
German atmospheric black metal project from Nuremberg, crafting immersive, darkly beautiful compositions since 2016. Their approach layers ethereal atmospherics over the raw foundation of black metal aggression.
Russian depressive/post-black metal band from Ivanovo, blending atmospheric beauty with black metal intensity since 2014. Their name channels the concept of lunar madness through their post-black approach.
German black metal project from Crimmitschau, active since 2017 and channeling Saxonian darkness through raw black metal. Their sound embraces the genre's primal hostility with regional character.
An Ohio atmospheric black metal project active since 2018, Luring builds suffocating walls of textured tremolo and cavernous ambience that feel less composed than conjured. The result is disorienting and immersive in equal measure.
Lexington's Lurking drag black metal into sludge and drone territory, piling glacial riffs on top of one another until the weight becomes its own kind of violence. Since 2016 they've made suffocation feel ceremonial.
German black metal act from Saxony-Anhalt active since 2004, with their 2004 cassette 'Remnants' originally limited to just 25 copies. Their raw, buzzsaw guitar tone and lo-fi production channel the spirit of classic Darkthrone and Burzum, incorporating unexpected elements like piano arrangements.
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