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Death Atlas (2019)
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Depressive black metal project from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that released the albums Hell Upon Us All and Anti-Human Opus before concluding as a deliberate finite artistic experience. The creator described it as an experiment in black metal that was never meant to last.
Umbruk is a black metal project from Novosibirsk, Russia, active since 2021 with releases including Urkenlad and Sheol. The project channels Siberian darkness into atmospheric black metal from one of Russia's largest eastern cities.
Experimental atmospheric metal from Fort Worth. Early material explored avant-garde thrash territory. Releases on Visceral Circuitry Records.
Black metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2014 and whose name means 'immoral' in Norwegian. Their Oslo origins place them within the birthplace of Norwegian black metal.
Experimental black metal project from Poitiers, France, active since 2021 and deconstructing black metal conventions through an avant-garde lens. Their name itself signals a rejection of binary categorization in favor of experimental freedom.
Unanimated formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and were early contributors to the melodic death and black metal hybrid that emerged from the Swedish underground in the early 1990s. Their debut In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead (1993) stands among the earliest examples of melodic death metal on record, followed by Ancient God of Evil (1995) on No Fashion Records. The band dissolved in 1996 and reformed years later, releasing In the Light of Darkness (2009) and continuing to record.
Chicago's Unapproachable Light arrived in 2021 with a black metal sound that leans into coldness and distance — the kind of music that feels suited to an empty city street at 3am. The name carries weight: this is not welcoming territory.
Regensburg-based metal project combining harsh black metal, sharp thrash, stomping death metal, and crushing doom into a single relentless assault. Their 2025 Demo MMXXV, released through Breaking The Chains Records, delivers four tracks reflecting the bravery of going into battle without protective armor.
Spanish black metal project active since 2016, channeling raw extremity and atmospheric darkness. Their work embraces the underground ethos of black metal while bringing a distinctly Iberian character to the genre.
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