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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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Fargo, North Dakota black metal act operating since 2018 in the cold northern reaches of the underground scene.
Avant-garde black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2017. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental and avant-garde approaches.
Black metal project that moved from Florida to Portland, Oregon, maintaining an active presence in the underground since 2017.
Black metal project from Plymouth, Minnesota exploring themes of nature, death, and anti-Christianity with a raw, misanthropic edge.
San Diego raw black metal solo project formed in 2015, channeling misanthropy and ritual philosophy through the grey wolf as metaphor.
Canis Lupus is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, currently on hold. The band's lyrical themes revolve around anti-religion, philosophy, and paganism, and they have released two EPs — "Join the Pack" and "Burn Again" (2014) — showcasing a raw, traditional black metal approach. Their music is available on Bandcamp under the handle canislupus666.
Doom and black metal band from Geel, Belgium, formed in 2014. They merge the crushing weight and glacial pace of doom metal with the cold ferocity of black metal into a bleak, oppressive sound.
Black metal project from Salgareda in the Treviso province, formed in 2019. Canticum Diaboli — Latin for 'Song of the Devil' — deals in diabolical black metal from the Veneto flatlands.
Black metal and grindcore act from the Alpine town of Belluno, Italy, active since 2007. Caostruppen channels chaotic extremity from the Dolomite foothills.
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