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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Yegoryevsk's Solitude Tower craft depressive post-black metal from the Moscow region since 2023. Their name of isolated elevation channels the loneliness of watching from above into compositions of atmospheric anguish.
Solitudo Solemnis practice black metal from Zurich under a name meaning "solemn solitude," reflecting their focus on isolation and contemplative darkness. Their sound channels the introspective, atmospheric side of black metal.
Solium channel black metal from Dreieich south of Frankfurt, their Latin name ("throne") evoking the sovereignty and power central to their dark compositions. Active since 2018, they bring regal darkness to the greater Frankfurt underground.
Soliz is a US black metal project formed in 2020, operating in the raw and underground traditions of American black metal.
Solmyr practice black metal from Odense on the island of Funen, channeling the genre's atmospheric darkness from Hans Christian Andersen's hometown. Active since 2011, they bring Nordic fury to Denmark's third-largest city.
Solncestoyanie craft progressive ambient black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2022. Their Russian name meaning "solstice" channels the astronomical extremes of light and darkness into compositions of celestial, boundary-spanning intensity.
Solnoctus is a raw black metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2014, favoring the deliberately abrasive, lo-fi production and primitive ferocity that defines the raw black metal aesthetic.
Solsaate blend blackened folk metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2008. Nearly two decades of channeling their sun-derived name into compositions that merge Scandinavian folk tradition with black metal intensity.
Solstice Ritual is a Virginia raw black metal project active since 2012, dealing in abrasive, lo-fi black metal of a deliberately primitive and hostile character, with an uncompromising aesthetic rooted in the earliest traditions of the genre.
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