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The Attic Assembly is a symphonic black metal project from Mannheim, Germany, formed in 2023. They layer symphonic orchestration over black metal's ferocity.
The Austrasian Goat from Metz craft funeral doom and black metal named after the medieval Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, which was centered on their Lorraine hometown since 2012. Over a decade of glacially paced compositions, they have channeled the ancient Merovingian legacy of northeastern France.
The Banned is a black/death/heavy metal/punk band from Schleswig, Germany, active since 2000. They blend influences from across the extreme metal spectrum with punk's raw energy.
Raw black metal project The Beast originates from Andrimont in the Liège province of Belgium and is a side-project of Nornagest, the leader of the long-running Belgian black metal institution Enthroned. The music is intentionally primitive and lo-fi, sitting in the vein of Beherit, Von, and Striborg, with thematic content rooted in Satanism and anti-religion.
The Big Gloom from Civitanova on the Adriatic coast deliver blackened sludge and post-metal since 2024. Their name captures the overwhelming darkness that pervades their crushing, atmospheric compositions.
Black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, founded in 2013 by Dominvs Azazel Vobiscvm (bass, vocals), with Berith on guitar and Belphegor on drums. The band released their debut full-length Et Svlphvr Natvs Mortem on January 1, 2018, later issued on tape in a limited edition of 33 hand-numbered copies through Nebula Forest Productions.
Blackened thrash "for a desert funeral." Features Zawicizuz, former guitarist on Absu's acclaimed 2009 self-titled album.
Uncompromising Viennese black metal band that emerged from the ashes of the project ABM Syndicate, The Black Order became known for a confrontational stage presence — their early shows reportedly saw brawls and violence. Members Moloch and Mastema were sentenced to jail in 2003; the band reformed roughly sixteen years later, releasing "Supremacy" and "The Executioners of Mankind."
Black metal band from São Paulo, operating under the name Condessa Sangrenta from 2004 before stabilizing as The Black Spade in 2017. The band released the seven-track EP Sangvis Et Honor on August 10, 2018, which includes a cover of Desaster's "In a Winter Battle," followed by the full-length ...E do Fim se Faz o Início....
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