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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Bulgarian atmospheric black metal band from Plovdiv, crafting immersive, mythologically-inspired compositions since 2011. Named after the legendary Greek musician, their approach channels ancient mythology through atmospheric blackened intensity.
Black metal project from Yaroslavl, Russia, formed in 2021. The project channels hostile black metal from the ancient Golden Ring city.
Black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018. The project delivers hostile black metal from the Polish capital.
German black metal band from Mainz, active since 2018. Their Latin name, meaning 'rise' or 'origin,' channels the dawning, emergent character of their Rhineland black metal.
Black metal project from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. The project delivers hostile black metal from the Hungarian capital.
Black metal project from Trevi in Italy's Umbria region, active since 2015. The project channels black metal from the medieval hilltop town in central Italy.
German black metal band from Eckental in Franconia, active since 2020. Their cryptic name adds an element of mystery to their Franconian black metal approach.
German black metal band from Cologne, active since 2017. Their name, meaning 'infamous kiss,' channels the treacherous, Judas-like character of their Rhineland black metal.
Osculum Infame stands as one of the more established names in the French black metal underground, channeling ritualistic atmospherics and occult themes through fierce, tremolo-laden compositions. Active since the mid-1990s, they have cultivated a devoted following with their uncompromising devotion to orthodox black metal darkness.
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