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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Symphonic black metal act from Rijeka, Croatia, one of the country's longer-running extreme metal projects with roots stretching back to 2001. Castrum balances orchestral darkness with fierce black metal intensity.
Black metal project from Trondheim, active since 2015. Castrum Doloris — Latin for 'castle of grief' — crafts funereal black metal from central Norway.
Madison, Wisconsin black/death metal project weaving together blasting rhythms, ethereal black metal atmosphere, and melodic death metal hooks across epic, narrative-driven song structures.
Venomous Black Metal from College Station.
Black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2022. They channel dark, intense black metal from the Danish capital.
Black and melodic death metal band from Dobrovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. Their sound merges the raw intensity of black metal with the harmonic structures and melodic sensibility of death metal.
Portland bestial black/death metal duo delivering war metal chaos in the vein of Blasphemy and Archgoat, with raw, lo-fi production and relentless sonic violence.
Catacomba plays raw, atmospheric black metal rooted in cold, dissonant riffing and lo-fi production that evokes subterranean darkness. Their sound draws from second-wave Scandinavian traditions while maintaining an American underground rawness.
Black metal band from Nantes, France, formed in 2016. They channel dark, catacomb-themed atmospheres through black metal from the Loire-Atlantique.
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