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Rohavart is an atmospheric black metal project from Erlenbach am Main in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2020. The project weaves expansive, atmospheric soundscapes into black metal from the Main river valley.
Rohgarr is a raw black metal and punk project from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2025. The project merges the lo-fi ferocity of raw black metal with punk energy from the Saxon capital.
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Black metal/hardcore crossover from Forlì-Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna region, formed in 2019. Their approach fuses black metal's hostility with hardcore's confrontational energy.
Romantik is a black metal project from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2017. The project channels dark atmospheric black metal from the Swedish capital, adding to Stockholm's diverse underground metal landscape.
Ronces is an atmospheric black metal project from France, active since 2013. Named after the French word for 'brambles,' the project channels nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Raw black metal project from Mikhaylovsk, Russia, active since 2017. Their forest-themed name accompanies lo-fi black metal from the Stavropol region.
Minnesota's Roosevelt has been operating in the harsh end of raw black metal since 2014, leaning fully into the stripped-down, abrasive aesthetic that defines the style at its most uncompromising. The project carries a distinctly solitary quality, the kind of cold-weather bleakness that feels native to the upper Midwest.
Atmospheric black metal project from Leeds, England, active since 2019. The project channels sweeping, nature-inspired atmospheric black metal from West Yorkshire.
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