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Melodic black metal band from Slovakia, formed in 2025, bringing freshly forged melodic black metal to the Slovak underground. They represent the newest wave of Slovak black metal.
Belgian black speed metal band from Namur, self-described as hailing from "Bhellgium," combining the darkness of black metal with the velocity of speed metal. They emerged in 2021 with a raw demo that set the tone for their aggressive sonic assault.
Permafrost was a black metal band from Buenos Aires active during the mid-2000s and again around 2007–2010. They appeared on the Southern Elite Circle Compilation (2007) alongside fellow Argentine acts, and released a split titled A Blindfold Stained With Blood / Haunting the Forgotten (2009) with Campo de Mayo before ultimately disbanding.
An Emsland-based project since 2019, Permutation explores the intersection of melodic death and black metal through ever-shifting arrangements. Their name aptly describes their approach — constantly rearranging genre elements into new configurations.
Black and death metal band from Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2016, delivering nearly a decade of blackened death metal persecution from the Asian side of Istanbul. They bring over eight years of extremity.
Black metal turned blackened heavy metal band from Targu Mures, Romania, formed in 2013, evolving from raw black metal into a more accessible blackened heavy metal sound. They bring over a decade of dark metal from central Transylvania.
Hamburg's Perses emerged in 2020 with a blackened post-metal vision that prizes atmosphere and dynamics over blast-beat fury. Named for the Titan of destruction, their sound favors slow-building tension and cathartic release, reflecting the Hanseatic port city's moody, maritime character.
Black and death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2022, practicing dark arts through blackened death metal from the Polish capital. They channel occult malevolence through extreme metal.
Murcia's Pezu operates at the bizarre intersection of black metal and goregrind since 2019, a combination as unhinged as it is rare. Their southeastern Spanish base and genre-clashing approach mark them as one of the Iberian underground's more unpredictable entities.
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