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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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A four-piece avant-garde black metal outfit from Goslar, Germany, Abglanz draw their creative vision from the deep forests, rugged mountains, and folklore of the Harz region. Their releases Dawn of Eternal Existence and Call of the Woods explore the mystical power of nature alongside darker themes of spiritual decay and human corruption.
Abhartach channels black metal from the Sperrins mountain range in Northern Ireland since 2025, named after the legendary Irish vampire chieftain from Derry folklore. Their connection to ancient Irish mythology and remote Tyrone landscape creates a uniquely Celtic dimension to their black metal.
Abhor practices black metal from Cork, Ireland's southern port city known for its vibrant independent music scene. Shrouded in deliberate obscurity, the project brings a raw, uncompromising vision of black metal to Munster's underground.
Abhordium has been fusing black and death metal from the southwestern Finnish city of Salo since 2009, creating a corrosive blend of extreme metal's two darkest pillars. Their nearly two-decade run speaks to deep dedication within Finland's underground.
Abhoria is a black metal band from Los Angeles, California. Since their 2022 self-titled debut full-length, the band has followed up with a single and the 2024 EP "DEPTHS," establishing a growing body of work within LA's thriving black metal underground.
Abhorrent Creation has been channeling black metal from the French underground since 2001, making them one of the more enduring anonymous projects in the scene. Over two decades of activity speak to unwavering dedication to the genre's darkest expressions.
Abhorstorm channels black metal from Istanbul since 2018. Their storm-of-abhorrence name drives compositions of hostile atmospheric extremity from Turkey's transcontinental metropolis.
Abhorvm fuses black and death metal from Scotland since 2025, their deliberately archaic spelling adding ancient weight to their modern extremity. The project represents the newest generation of Scottish extreme metal.
A black metal project from Zwickau, Germany, Abiarthar emerged in 2020 channeling the atmospheric and raw currents of the genre. The project takes its name from the biblical high priest, weaving spiritual and historical themes into its dark sonic palette.
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