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Formed in Milwaukee in 2020, Prezir plays a raw and contemptuous strain of black metal that leans into the misanthropic traditions of the genre without apology. The band's name — Serbian for 'contempt' — signals their intent clearly: this is cold, unrelenting black metal with genuine venom behind it. They've carved out a reputation in the Midwestern underground for material that feels both primitive and deliberate.
Black and death metal band from Swiebodzice, Poland, formed in 2020, delivering blackened death metal from the Lower Silesian foothills. Their sacred name contrasts with the unholy nature of their extreme metal.
Emerging from Boise in 2025, Priestcraft is a black metal project operating at the outer edge of Idaho's nascent extreme metal scene. Their chosen name suggests an irreverence toward religious authority that feeds the hostility at the core of their sound. Still early in their existence, Priestcraft appears to be one of the more promising new voices in the region's underground.
A 2025 black metal project from Lower Saxony, Priestermord — 'priest murder' in German — arrives with anticlerical fury channeled through raw, uncompromising compositions. Their confrontational name establishes an aesthetic of blasphemous aggression from the outset.
Black metal band from Brittany, France, formed in 2021, whose name means 'priory' in French. They channel the medieval monastic darkness of their Breton surroundings through atmospheric black metal.
Black metal band from Turkey, formed in 2020, delivering dark black metal from the Anatolian underground. They bring atmospheric darkness to the Turkish black metal scene.
Jerez de la Frontera's Parusía merges doom and black metal with crust punk's aggressive urgency since 2014. Their Andalusian sherry-country origins provide a sun-scorched backdrop for music that is anything but warm.
Black metal turned progressive thrash and black metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2009, evolving from raw black metal into more ambitious progressive territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects growing musical ambition over their fifteen-year career.
Black metal band from Poznan, Poland, formed in 2025, whose Latin name means 'first fruits of the sleeping.' They bring freshly awakened black metal fury to the Greater Poland region.
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