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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Atmospheric and raw black metal project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, drawing on the stark, vast landscape of the region to inform a sound that merges raw black metal's abrasiveness with expansive atmospheric textures. Their name is drawn from a Slavic word, adding an esoteric Old World quality to decidedly American terrain.
Gothenburg's Styggelse have been evolving from black metal to black/thrash metal from Sweden's metal capital. Their Swedish name meaning "abomination" channels the repulsive transgression of sacred boundaries into compositions of West Coast darkness.
Black metal project from Loveland, Colorado, formed in 2023, conjuring cold, atmospheric darkness rooted in orthodox black metal tradition.
Cincinnati, Ohio blackened death metal band formed in 2019, fusing the ferocity of death metal with the icy atmospheric textures of black metal.
Raw black metal and punk hybrid project formed in 2023, channeling the abrasive, lo-fi aggression at the crossroads of kvlt black metal and crust punk.
Styx Poseidon practice raw black metal from the German underground, drawing their name from the river separating the living from the dead and the lord of the seas. Formed in 2021, they combine mythological depth with lo-fi aggression.
Stiny Plamenu ("Shadows of Flames") have been practicing black metal from Pilsen since 1999, earning them veteran status in the western Bohemian underground. Their quarter-century of activity has made them pillars of the Czech black metal scene.
Subduer deal in black/death metal and noise from Baden-Wurttemberg, combining extreme metal's heaviness with the abrasive textures of noise. Formed in 2022, they bring multi-faceted aggression to the southwestern German underground.
Black/doom metal project from Clinton Township, Michigan, formed in 2024, combining the oppressive weight of doom metal with the icy atmosphere of black metal.
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