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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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Atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Chelyabinsk, Russia, active since 2013. The project channels the harsh industrial landscapes of the Ural city into sweeping atmospheric compositions.
Radon is a Swiss black/doom metal band from Zürich, formed in 1998 and crafting a hybrid of oppressive black metal atmosphere and crushing doom metal weight. The project has maintained a low-profile presence in the Swiss underground metal scene for over two decades.
Rafnatyr is a black/doom metal project from Sweden, formed in 2024. The project merges the darkness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom, creating an oppressive and atmospheric listening experience.
Black/death/doom metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2015. Their ambitious three-genre approach delivers crushing extreme metal from Russia's western exclave.
Black/thrash metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2016. Their aggressive name accompanies violent blackened thrash from Poland's cultural capital.
Raggradarh is a pagan black metal one-man project from Sandanski, Bulgaria, created by Erilyne in 2005, with themes encompassing paganism, nature, war, and Bulgarian national identity. Released primarily through Werewolf Promotion in small hand-numbered cassette editions, their discography includes 'IYI' (2009), 'Битка' (Battle, 2009), and a 2011 split with Vanyar.
Ragnor is a black metal band from Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2017. The band channels atmospheric black metal from the ancient Roman port city on the Mediterranean coast.
Symphonic black/death metal project from Hungary, formed in 2021. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over extreme metal ferocity.
Rahu is a Finnish black metal band formed in 2012. Named after the shadow entity in Hindu mythology responsible for eclipses, the project channels dark, atmospheric black metal.
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