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Evidence (2023)
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Black metal project from Budakeszi, Hungary, active since 2015. The project channels black metal from the town in the Buda Hills near Budapest.
Polish black metal project formed in 2022. The project channels raw, fiery black metal.
Raw black metal project from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, active since 2012. Over a decade of lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the central Ukrainian city.
Black metal project from Penmarch, a town at the tip of Brittany, France, formed in 2023. Named after the korrigans of Breton folklore — mischievous fairy-like creatures — the project channels Celtic mythology through black metal from France's westernmost point.
From the Sierra Nevada foothills of Placerville, Old Moon bring a raw, rurally-inflected black metal that feels rooted in landscape as much as tradition. Since 2020, they've channeled California's wilder, more isolated geography into cold and unforgiving darkness.
German black metal band from Saarbrucken, formed in 2020 and channeling ancient pagan themes through raw intensity. Their name signals the old, pre-Christian character of their Saarland black metal.
Gelsenkirchen heavy/post-black metal act formed in 2020, blending traditional metal weight with the atmospheric sprawl of post-black metal. Based in the industrial Ruhr Valley, their sound reflects the area's gritty, working-class character.
Dungeon synth and black metal project from Lahti, Finland, active since 2017. The project oscillates between atmospheric dungeon synth fantasy and raw black metal darkness.
Old Throne is the one-man black metal vehicle of Fernando Count Old, a project he has driven since 2007 through a series of demos, EPs, and full-lengths steeped in anti-religious contempt and raw, uncompromising misanthropy. The 2013 album O Novo Mundo Pagão stands as a centrepiece of his catalogue, released through both the Japanese label Weird Truth Productions and domestic outlets.
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