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Suffering Down channel black/death metal from the Basque town of Loiu near Bilbao, exploring themes of descent and suffering through extreme compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring Basque darkness to the Spanish extreme underground.
Originating in Forest Lake, Minnesota, Suffering Hour is an avant-garde black/death metal band formed in 2017 known for their dissonant, labyrinthine compositions and refusal to adhere to genre conventions, earning widespread acclaim in the underground with releases like The Cyclic Reckoning.
Philadelphia depressive black metal project formed in 2015, inhabiting the raw, emotionally harrowing corner of the black metal spectrum defined by minimalist production and themes of despair.
Virginia Beach black metal project formed in 2019, crafting raw and atmospheric black metal in the tradition of the American underground scene.
South Dakota black metal project formed in 2022, contributing to the sparse but growing underground extreme metal presence in the Northern Plains region.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado black metal band formed in 2019, drawing on the raw and ritualistic currents of the black metal underground with a sound informed by occult themes.
Chicago atmospheric black metal band formed in 2017, evoking wide, desolate soundscapes through a blend of raw black metal intensity and expansive post-metal ambience.
Virginia black metal project formed in 2016, operating in the underground with a raw and uncompromising approach to the black metal tradition.
Maple Grove, Minnesota depressive black metal project formed in 2024, working within the DSBM tradition of minimalist, emotionally raw black metal with an emphasis on atmosphere over aggression.
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