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Raw black metal band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in 2019, releasing their three-track Demo I in October of that year. The band also appeared on the split Sem Futuro alongside Maniac Force, Gomorraa, and Escombro A.V., and released the track Uma Dor Abissal Causada pela Desgraça Neoliberal as a standalone single.
Reykjavik black metal project active since 2011, contributing to Iceland's internationally celebrated extreme metal scene. Their sound carries the volcanic intensity that has made Icelandic black metal a force in the global underground.
Black metal project from Florence, Italy, active since 2008. Nearly two decades of black metal from the Renaissance city.
Black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2014. Named after the mythological judge of the dead, the project channels underworld themes through black metal.
Rhaug is a symphonic death/black metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2021, consisting of Fausto (guitars, vocals), Maitzeth (drums), Akhan (bass), and Leandro Ferreiro (guitars). Their self-titled debut album, released on July 12, 2024, is a five-track record mixed and mastered by Nikita Kamprad, with drums and vocals recorded at Black Dot Studios and guitars, bass, and orchestral elements recorded at Hierophant Studios; the album explores themes of power, enslavement, and redemption.
Rheinkraft is a black metal band from Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. Named after the Rhine's power, the band has maintained over two decades of black metal from the Lower Rhine region.
Black metal project from Legnano near Milan, Italy, active since 2012. The project channels dark, hostile black metal from the Lombardy hinterland.
Experimental black metal project from Milan, Italy, active since 2008. Their approach pushes black metal into unconventional, boundary-crossing territory across nearly two decades.
Rhymes of Destruction was a Kortrijk, Belgium metal band active from 1994 to 2000, pioneering what they called Symphonic Pagan Metal — an original fusion of extreme metal, progressive rock, psychedelia, and classical composition. One of the early Belgian bands to write lyrics in Dutch and Flemish, their albums include 'Black Nostalgia', 'A Sun Revolution', and 'Requiem / In Remembrance of Your Gods'.
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