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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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A raw black metal act born in El Paso in 2024, Ovis Adorator trades in the most stripped and corrosive end of the spectrum — lo-fi production, caustic tremolo, and a confrontational ritual edge baked into the name itself. The Chihuahuan Desert heat and proximity to the border lend a geographic isolation that suits the genre's uncompromising aesthetic.
Blasphemous Atmospheric Black Metal from Spring.
Northern Irish act Owlcrusher from Banbridge fuses black metal's tremolo-driven atmospherics with the crushing weight of doom and sludge metal. Their hybrid sound creates compositions that alternate between blast-driven fury and glacially paced devastation.
Black metal band with melodic hardcore influences from Kraków, Poland, active since 2016. Their nature-referencing name frames a blend of black metal atmosphere with hardcore's emotional urgency.
Minsk black metal project formed in 2022, contributing to Belarus's growing raw black metal underground. Early output favors primitive, stripped-down compositions that prioritize atmosphere and hostility over technical refinement.
Toulouse-based Ozlomoth conjures dark, aggressive black metal infused with the occult atmosphere that characterizes much of the French scene. Their relentless tremolo work and blast-driven compositions create an oppressive sonic ritual.
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