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CA, US · 2017–present · active
California black metal project launched in 2016, crafting raw and atmospheric material in the solo underground tradition.
FL, US · 2013–present · active
Florida/California brutal death and black metal band formed around 2011, pairing punishing dual-genre aggression with science-fiction lyrical themes.
Providence, RI, US · 2025–present · active
Providence, Rhode Island black metal project active since 2018, channeling themes of despair and resilience into bleak, atmospheric compositions.
Knoxville, TN, US · 2022–present · active
Knoxville, Tennessee black and funeral doom metal project, layering glacially slow funeral doom atmospherics beneath raw black metal hostility.
San Francisco, CA, US · 2014–present · active
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Helsinki, FI · 2026–present · active
Black-doom metal project from Helsinki, Finland. They merge the bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom.
St. Petersburg, FL, US · 1999–present · active
St. Petersburg black metal act formed in 1999, rooted in the raw, atmospheric tradition of the genre with a murky, cold production style that emphasizes malevolent mood over technical display.
Berlin, DE · 2016–present · active
Black-death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2016. They merge the atmospheric darkness of black metal with the crushing brutality of death metal.
Chicago, IL, US · 2015–present · active
Chicago-based act fusing melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with the brutality of deathcore breakdowns, delivering technically precise riffwork alongside moments of punishing heaviness.

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