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The Monument is a black metal project from the UK, active since 2015. Their music channels the cold aggression and atmospheric darkness of black metal through compositions that stand as bleak sonic monuments.
The Morgrotuskthululustoccultobskullty Horrormance is a black 'n' roll band from Thüngen, Germany, formed in 2011. Their extraordinarily long name belies a sound that fuses black metal's darkness with rock 'n' roll swagger.
Vienna atmospheric black metal project founded in 2016 by I.F.S. (ex-Alastor) with contributions from Stefan Traunmüller of legendary Austrian project Golden Dawn, The Negative Bias channel symphonic and cosmic black metal into long-form, cinematic compositions. Their discography spans albums including "Lamentation of the Chaos Omega" (2017), "Narcissus Rising" (2019, ATMF), and "The Seven Seals of Saligia" (2023).
The Nemesi is a black/death metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2005. They deliver fierce extreme metal combining black metal atmosphere with death metal brutality.
The Nightly Disease is an atmospheric black metal project from Verona, Italy, formed in 2018. They create immersive, layered black metal with rich atmospheric textures and nocturnal themes.
The Ninth Gate is a black metal band from Wales, formed in 2023. Named after the Roman Polanski occult thriller, their music channels dark, esoteric atmospheres through black metal from the Welsh underground.
The Occult Project emerged from Maryland in 2019 as a vehicle for corrosive black/death metal that leans into atmosphere as much as aggression. The project fuses the raw hostility of death metal with black metal's spectral menace, arriving at something deliberately unsettling.
Baltimore's The Old Evil arrived in 2022 steeped in pure black metal orthodoxy, drawing on the tradition of cold, misanthropic atmosphere that the genre was built on. Still a young act, they've positioned themselves within a city with deep underground roots and a serious commitment to keeping the form ugly and uncompromising.
The Omega Swarm is an atmospheric death/black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024. They blend atmospheric textures with the aggression of death and black metal.
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