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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Ankara's Sheltersiege practice black metal from the Turkish capital since 2019. Their name of besieged refuge channels the assault on sanctuary into atmospheric compositions from the Anatolian plateau.
Shemhamforash is a death/black metal band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, formed in 2012. Signed to Concreto Records, the band explores themes of misanthropy, mythology, and Thelema across releases including the full-lengths "Aether" (2015) and "Entropy" (2020).
Shemhamphorash practice black metal from Barcelona, drawing their name from the kabbalistic explicit name of God. Active since 2016, they bring Hebrew mysticism to the Catalan black metal underground.
Buffalo, Minnesota's Sheogorath — named for the Daedric Prince of Madness — blends thrash metal's velocity with the icy venom of black metal, creating a chaotic and unpredictable sonic identity since 2017.
Atlanta's Shepherds ov the Veil emerged in 2023 with a raw black metal approach steeped in occult atmosphere, adding to Georgia's growing underground black metal presence with a sense of ceremonial menace.
Belgian black metal/punk hybrid formed in 2023, fusing the raw ferocity of black metal with punk's confrontational energy. Their crossover approach reflects the growing intersection between extreme metal and punk subcultures in Belgium's underground.
California's Shield Roar operates in the shadowed space where black metal meets ambient texture, using cold riffs and expansive soundscapes to create an atmospheric and isolating listening experience since 2020.
Yekaterinburg's Shigir craft atmospheric black metal from the Ural capital since 2024. Named for the ancient Shigir Idol, the world's oldest wooden sculpture, they channel 11,000 years of heritage into atmospheric compositions.
Shigrath channel raw black metal from Cologne, embracing the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic that defines the rawer end of the genre. Active since 2017, they bring a deliberately primitive sound to the Rhineland underground.
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