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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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An underground black metal project from Belford Roxo in Rio de Janeiro state, Pentagramaton center their work on occultist themes and a raw, uncompromising aesthetic. The band introduced themselves with a self-titled demo that established their stripped-down approach to the genre.
Black and folk metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2022, interweaving Basque folk traditions with the darkness of black metal. Their botanical name, referring to a flower classification, adds a natural mysticism to their sound.
Black metal band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2021, channeling darkness from the eastern Hungarian plains through raw black metal. They contribute to Hungary's growing black metal community.
Depressive black metal band from Ryazan, Russia, formed in 2010, exploring the dehumanization implied by their mechanistic name. Over fifteen years of depressive darkness from central Russia.
Pagan black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2004, drawing from Baltic pagan traditions through atmospheric black metal. Over two decades they have been a significant force in Lithuanian pagan metal.
Palma's Prosthetics has been crafting melodic groove metal from the Balearic island of Mallorca since 2010. Their Mediterranean island base adds an unexpected sun-kissed energy to their hook-driven, rhythmically sophisticated approach.
Symphonic death and black metal band from Marseille, France, formed in 2019, combining orchestral grandeur with extreme metal ferocity from the Mediterranean coast. They bring cinematic scope to southern French metal.
Black and death metal band from Fredericia, Denmark, formed in 2023, dragging listeners into a mire of blackened death metal darkness. They represent the newest wave of Danish extreme metal.
Atmospheric black metal project from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2013, crafting immersive, emotionally charged atmospheric black metal. Their name captures the perpetual solitude that permeates their expansive, melancholic compositions.
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