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Annihilation Hammer forges black and death metal from Dublin, where they formed in 2020. Their blunt, destructive name captures the uncompromising extremity of their dual-genre assault on the senses.
Annihilatus has been channeling black metal from the ancient Finnish city of Turku since 2000, making them one of the southwest's longest-running black metal acts. Over two decades of activity speak to an unwavering commitment to the genre.
Annihilism is a one-man black and death metal studio project from Germany, created by Victor van Voorn, with recordings dating back to 2011 and the debut album Ultimate Void released in 2018 through Born in Gloom Recordings. The project describes itself as an attempt to grasp the void of existence with sound and words, channeling philosophical and existential themes through a blend of death, black, and thrash metal.
Chicago black metal project whose albums Ghanima and MMXIX reveal a Dune-obsessed sensibility — Ghanima being a central character in Frank Herbert's saga. Atmospheric black metal filtered through science fiction's greatest worldbuilding, a combination that feels uniquely Chicagoan.
Anno Diaboli channels symphonic black metal from Omsk since 2012. Their Latin name meaning 'in the year of the devil' drives over a decade of orchestrally enhanced compositions from western Siberia.
Annorkoth crafts atmospheric black metal from Podolsk near Moscow since 2012. Their Tolkien-derived name adds Middle-earth mythology to over a decade of atmospheric compositions from the Moscow suburbs.
Annthennath channels black metal from the Charente-Maritime port of Rochefort, bringing atmospheric darkness to the Atlantic coast of western France. Their unusual, cipher-like name adds an enigmatic quality to their sound.
Black metal project that originated in Fort Myers, Florida before relocating to Nashville. Their two EPs — Absolute Stillness and Thanatophobia — explore the aesthetics of death and silence, the Gulf Coast origins lending a humid, oppressive quality unusual for the genre.
Phoenix black metal project from the Arizona underground.
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