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Springfield black metal project from the Virginia underground.
Apovrasma is a Belgian solo black metal project in which all instruments, vocals, and lyrics are handled by one person who goes by Scum. The project leans into ecocentric themes, as heard on the 2021 release "Gaeas Revenge," and has also released the full-length "Archidémon" alongside an early demo.
Tri-Cities, Tennessee black metal project whose 2014 debut Skuggar í fjöllunum — Icelandic for 'shadows in the mountains' — marries Appalachian geography with Nordic black metal traditions. A striking collision of Southern mountain culture and Scandinavian extremity.
Richmond/Mechanicsville, Virginia black metal project drawing from Appalachian folk traditions.
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania black metal project with seven releases since 2008. Their catalog — from Ghosts of the Mountains to From the Cosmos to the Mountains — uses Appalachian landscapes as both setting and metaphor, building a substantial body of nature-worshipping atmospheric black metal from rural central PA.
Portland black metal veterans with ten releases spanning over two decades since 2001. Their catalog — including remix albums and experimental detours like Arcadia Remixes — reveals a band that has consistently pushed black metal's boundaries from the Pacific Northwest.
Apparatus is an experimental blackened death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2014, whose extensive catalog includes the Cthulhu trilogy, Demonomicon, Yonder Yawns the Universe, and HM-2. The band draws heavily on Lovecraftian cosmic horror themes, building a thematic universe around the eldritch mythology across their releases.
Belarusian black metal project whose 2023 EP "Ahonija Niabiosaŭ" (recorded 2020–2021) features three tracks with titles entirely in Belarusian-language transliteration, suggesting a connection to the country's linguistic and cultural identity. The project operates in raw, atmospheric black metal territory with a minimalist, underground aesthetic.
California / New York black metal project.
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