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Black metal band from Maldegem, Belgium, whose name is Flemish for "evildoer." Formed in 2019, the four-piece lineup of Nuyt, Keere, Rys, and Taets released their debut album "Eternal Wolf" in a limited digipack edition of 100 hand-numbered copies. Their sound draws heavily from the uncompromising Scandinavian black metal of the 1990s.
German black metal project that released the album "Tiefe" in April 2019, a seven-track exploration of atmospheric and raw black metal blended with noise and ambient passages. Written and recorded between late 2018 and early 2019, the album was described as a bleak journey through disintegration and transformation. Physical copies were released as a limited edition cassette of 50 through Egregor Records.
Quam Lumen is a black metal band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 2019, with lyrical themes drawn from Taoist and Luciferian philosophy alongside themes of solitude and social disintegration. Their demo Old Nature Qliphoth — subtitled Cosmic Pervert Devotion — was released through their Bandcamp page.
One-man post-black metal project from Kaliningrad, Russia, formed in 2022 and remarkably prolific, with a deep catalog of releases including "Animi Magnitudo," "Symphony of Insignificance," and "Waves of Sorrow." The solo artist channels atmospheric melancholy and existential themes through layered post-black metal compositions, also maintaining connections to other projects in the Kaliningrad underground.
Portuguese black metal project from Lisbon, active since 2011, whose name translates to "He Who Burns." The project released the demo tape "Tumult" in 2011 followed by the ambitious full-length "Doctrine of the Six Regions: Succession Through Fire and Ondulant Tribulations" in July 2013, a six-track conceptual album chronicling cosmic chaos and extinction. Released through Nekrogoat Heresy Productions, the record features elaborate apocalyptic themes exploring universal decay across nearly 50 minutes.
Experimental doom/black metal band from Arcidosso (Grosseto province), Italy, active from 2002 to 2012. The four-piece of Munholy, Carlo Bellucci, Alessandro Marchionni, and Mike Marchionni released three records including their final album "Tell Him He's Dead" (2012), incorporating synths and samplers alongside crushing doom riffs. Their own epitaph reads: "Born in 2002. Three albums. A handful of tracks scattered in underground compilations. Some ultraheavy gigs in Italy. Died in 2012."
Atmospheric black metal and dark ambient project from Portugal, formed in 2024 and exploring the intersection of tremolo-picked extremity and brooding ambient soundscapes. As one of the newest entries in Portugal's black metal underground, the project channels isolation and darkness through layered, atmospheric compositions.
Black/thrash metal band from Blomberg, Germany, active since 2016 and channeling the raw aggression of first-wave black metal fused with the speed and recklessness of thrash. Their sound embodies the stripped-down, venomous spirit that has made the black/thrash crossover a staple of the European underground.
Atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Yekaterinburg, Russia, active since 2017 and describing their music as "free from cliches and stereotypes, coming from the very depths of the unconscious." Their discography includes the two-part "Solora" series alongside releases like "Ingnoth," "Another Edge," and "The Edge of Death," all exploring expansive atmospheric textures.
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