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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Matera pagan death/black metal act active since 2005, channeling pre-Christian Italian traditions through extreme metal from one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Their two decades of output root extreme metal in ancient cultural soil.
Nihilkult is an experimental black metal project from Paris, France, founded in 2000 by H.C.L. under the name Enuma Elish. After a hiatus from 2008 to 2014, the solo project returned with an industrial and experimental approach to extreme metal.
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Volos-based black metal and crust punk hybrid formed in 2019, combining the atmospheric intensity of black metal with crust's raw D-beat energy. Their fusion of these complementary extremes creates a sound both savage and atmospheric.
Nihilum is a black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2020. The project's Latin name meaning 'nothing' encapsulates the void at the heart of their southwestern German black metal.
Nihilus is a black/thrash metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016. Their sound combines the raw velocity of thrash with black metal's atmospheric darkness in the tradition of blackened thrash.
Polish black/death metal project formed in 2021, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity. Their fusion approach channels the darkest impulses of both genres.
Nihilwelt is a Russian black/death metal project active since 2019. Their German name — meaning 'world of nothing' — captures the nihilistic void at the heart of their sound.
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