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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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Shamane practice black metal from the Black Forest town of Zell im Wiesental, channeling occult themes from one of Germany's most mythologically rich landscapes. Active since 2009, they draw on the region's deep folklore traditions.
Atmospheric folk death/black metal project from Blagoevgrad, active since 2003, built around an elaborate fantasy concept depicting an ancient Elven world called "The Wet Lands," with all songs performed in the constructed Elfish language "Tura Ieagan." Their deeply immersive world-building approach sets them apart as one of Bulgaria's most unique extreme metal projects.
Pyatigorsk's Shammash practice raw black metal from the North Caucasus spa city since 2014. Named for the Mesopotamian sun god, their mineral-springs origins channel ancient solar worship into lo-fi compositions.
Shamorga channel black metal from Tallinn, emerging in 2025 as one of the newest voices in Estonian extreme metal. They bring fresh darkness to the Baltic capital's growing black metal scene.
Philadelphia-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Shane Lentz works in the space where progressive black metal meets experimental solo construction, releasing atmospheric and technically demanding music under his own name since 2014. His work is characterized by unconventional song architecture and a willingness to push black metal's melodic and harmonic conventions well past genre norms.
Shardar evolved from depressive black metal into a more straightforward black metal direction from the small Frisian town of Neukamperfehn. Their East Frisian coastal origins lend an isolated, windswept quality to their sound.
Shards of a Lost World channel black metal from Gottingen through the Occult Voices label, exploring themes of destroyed civilizations and cosmic desolation. Their evocative name sets the tone for music that excavates the ruins of fallen worlds.
California's Shataan began as a black metal project in 2024 before incorporating folk and psychedelic elements — a trajectory their Metal Archives genre description openly acknowledges — making them a rare act willing to move between kvlt severity and earthy, exploratory rock. The combination suggests a project more interested in evolution than genre loyalty.
Shathanas forge black/death metal from the southeastern Finnish city of Kouvola, combining the darkest elements of both genres. Active since 2018, they bring Kymenlaakso aggression to the Finnish extreme underground.
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