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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Pennsylvania black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2021, blending the harshness of raw black metal with the serene, forest-ambient qualities of dungeon synth. The Swedish name roughly translates to "owl forest," evoking the solitary woodland atmosphere central to the project's aesthetic.
Strunkiin evolved from melodic death metal into atmospheric black metal, tracing a journey from harmonic aggression toward immersive, layered soundscapes. Active since 2016, they bring transformative intensity to the Finnish black metal scene.
Blackened death and thrash metal band from Pullman, Washington, formed in 2010, fusing the darkness of black metal with the technical brutality of death metal and the kinetic energy of thrash in the Eastern Washington underground.
Atmospheric black metal band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2022, weaving sweeping, textured soundscapes within the black metal framework. Nashville's emerging extreme metal underground provides an unexpected but fitting backdrop for their expansive, nature-infused sound.
Boston, Massachusetts black metal and crust punk band formed in 2022, fusing the raw aggression of crust punk with black metal's darkness and atmosphere. Their name references the stryga, a witch-like creature in Polish and South Slavic folklore.
Black metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 2026, taking their name from the strzyyga, a vampiric undead creature from Polish Slavic mythology. Their entry in this index represents one of the newest formations in the current American black metal underground.
Depressive black metal project with connections to Loviisa, Finland, formed in 2020, working in the introspective, stripped-down tradition of depressive black metal with a Scandinavian orientation despite its US registration. The band's name is a Swedish-inflected phonetic rendering suggesting woodland isolation.
Stultiferya is a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, active since 2016 and operating under that name following an earlier period as Ohrwurm. Signed to Cannibal Distro, the band explores themes of existentialism, nihilism, phenomenology, and ontology, and released the EP "Genealogía" in 2021.
Experimental southern and black metal band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2021, defying easy categorization by blending the atmospheric harshness of black metal with the roots-inflected heaviness of southern metal and a restlessly experimental compositional approach.
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