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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 2025 German black metal project, Pyrphoros — Greek for 'fire-bearer' — channels Promethean themes through tremolo-driven compositions. Their classical name suggests an intellectual underpinning to their raw sonic aggression.
Black metal band from Orkelljunga, Sweden, formed in 2017, named after the mythological daughter of Pandora who survived the great flood. Over eight years of mythologically charged black metal from Skane.
Black and death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021, delivering explosive blackened death metal from the Russian capital. They bring dark intensity to Moscow's extreme metal community.
Industrial black metal band from Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2013, merging cold industrial textures with black metal from the southwest Norwegian coast. They bring mechanical darkness to the Rogaland scene.
San Francisco's Pyxis have been operating in the Bay Area black metal underground since 2012, crafting cold and atmospheric material that draws on the region's distinctive strain of introspective, often dissonant black metal with a distinctly West Coast character.
Black and pagan metal band from Russia, formed in 2025, bringing heathen fury through freshly forged black metal. They represent the newest wave of Russian pagan metal.
Avant-garde and black metal band from Salerno, Italy, formed in 2017, whose name references the entry song of the chorus in ancient Greek drama. They bring theatrical, experimental black metal to the Campanian coast.
Atmospheric black metal band from Timisoara, Romania, formed in 2013, crafting expansive atmospheric black metal from the Banat region. Over a decade of immersive compositions mark their dedication.
Black metal project from France, formed in 2022, whose name means 'pale cold' in French. They channel icy atmosphere and desolation through raw black metal.
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