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Black metal project from England formed in 2023. Winter's Dawn channels the cold, bleak character of English winters into atmospheric black metal.
Black metal and post-black metal project from Koblenz, Germany active since 2008. Winterblood balances the rawness of traditional black metal with the atmospheric expansion of post-black metal across nearly two decades of activity.
Wintercomes is a black metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2010 and active under Tyrfing Records. Their 2013 demo Ångest established their signature sound, built around themes of depression and anti-Christianity. They remain one of the more consistent entries in Rio Grande do Sul's underground black metal scene.
Black metal project from England emerging in 2025. Winterdark channels the atmospheric darkness of the English landscape through fresh black metal.
Bremerton, Washington's Winterfallen formed in 2016 fusing melodic death metal's intricate, harmony-driven approach with black metal's cold aggression — a combination that suits the grim, rain-soaked personality of Puget Sound. They've built a sound that balances technical melodic ambition against a rawer, darker atmospheric undercurrent.
Morgantown, West Virginia's Winterfell occupy the rawest, most primitive end of the black metal spectrum — raw black metal laced with ambient elements, formed in 2019 in the isolation of Appalachian West Virginia. The region's wild, forested landscape and cultural remove from metal's mainstream centers makes it a natural home for music this stripped and unfiltered.
Atmospheric black metal band from Manchester, England established in 2006 and signed to Napalm Records. With nine albums to their name including the upcoming The Unyielding Season, Winterfylleth has become one of the UK's most acclaimed black metal acts, channeling English heritage and landscape through expansive atmospheric compositions.
Raw atmospheric black metal project from Bremen, Germany formed in 2022. Wintergrau translates to "winter grey," capturing the cold, bleak essence of northern German winters through atmospheric black metal with a raw edge.
Black/doom metal project from the Netherlands formed in 2020. Winterkou, meaning "winter cold" in Dutch, fuses the darkness of black metal with doom's crushing weight.
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