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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/27 @ Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Profanatica are one of the defining acts of American black/death metal, a project forged in the early 1990s New York underground by Paul Ledney with a mission of total anti-Christian extremity that predates much of the Norwegian scene's notoriety. Reconvening in 2006 after a long hiatus, they have continued issuing some of the most deliberately primitive and blasphemous recordings in the genre — raw, irreverent, and utterly uncompromising.
Black metal band from Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland, formed in 2014, channeling fanatical devotion to black metal's darkest traditions. They bring over a decade of uncompromising extremity to the Lubusz region.
Black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016, delivering blasphemous black metal from the city of lights. They channel darkness in stark contrast to their luminous surroundings.
Profane Anger is a death/black metal trio featuring Rômulo Nekro Daemon on vocals and bass, Paulo Death on guitars, and Reverend Ivan Sabbath on drums, recording out of Natal's Abyss Occults and Black Hole studios. Their 2015 EP "Fall of the Liar" introduced their corrosive approach, followed by the split "Pact with the Devil" in 2019.
Symphonic black metal band from Krakstad, Norway, formed in 2018, layering orchestral grandeur over black metal ferocity from the Akershus region. They bring cinematic scope to the Norwegian extreme metal landscape.
Black metal band from Oulainen, Finland, formed in 2013, gathering blasphemous black metal fury from the rural reaches of Northern Ostrobothnia. Their name signals the unholy nature of their sonic worship.
One of the older names in Brazilian underground black metal, Profane Creation dates back to 1991 and released the demo "Nema" before appearing on a landmark 1996 split with Inquisition on Sylphorium Records. After going dormant for nearly two decades, the band reformed in 2014 and released their debut full-length "Portal do Inferno" in 2015, followed by a split with Abigail in 2017.
Profane Elegy are a black metal project from Pennsylvania formed in 2023, entering the underground with a name that promises both desecration and mourning in equal measure. Emerging in a state with a quietly fertile black metal scene, they represent a new generation taking up the cold, austere aesthetics of the genre and shaping them into something with a contemporary sense of dread.
One of Bavaria's longest-running extreme metal acts, Profane Existence has been blending melodic black and death metal from Bad Tölz since 1994. Over three decades of output from the alpine foothills have earned them veteran status in the German underground.
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