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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Raw black metal project from Italy, formed in 2024, combining irreverent provocation with raw black metal extremity. Their deliberately crude name signals an uncompromising approach to underground black metal.
Black and death metal band from Kranj, Slovenia, formed in 2014, named after the Latin cry for repentance. Over a decade of extreme metal penance from the Alpine city.
Taking their name from Victorian horror literature, Penny Dreadful fuses black metal's frozen menace with the suffocating weight of doom, conjuring an atmosphere as grim as it is hypnotic.
An underground black metal project from Belford Roxo in Rio de Janeiro state, Pentagramaton center their work on occultist themes and a raw, uncompromising aesthetic. The band introduced themselves with a self-titled demo that established their stripped-down approach to the genre.
Black and folk metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2022, interweaving Basque folk traditions with the darkness of black metal. Their botanical name, referring to a flower classification, adds a natural mysticism to their sound.
Black metal band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2021, channeling darkness from the eastern Hungarian plains through raw black metal. They contribute to Hungary's growing black metal community.
Depressive black metal band from Ryazan, Russia, formed in 2010, exploring the dehumanization implied by their mechanistic name. Over fifteen years of depressive darkness from central Russia.
Pagan black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2004, drawing from Baltic pagan traditions through atmospheric black metal. Over two decades they have been a significant force in Lithuanian pagan metal.
Palma's Prosthetics has been crafting melodic groove metal from the Balearic island of Mallorca since 2010. Their Mediterranean island base adds an unexpected sun-kissed energy to their hook-driven, rhythmically sophisticated approach.
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