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Catacumba is a black metal band from Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in December 2003. Their sound blends the primal aggression of South American black metal with the frostbitten atmosphere of the Scandinavian scene, with lyrical themes spanning philosophy, nihilism, and hatred. Their debut full-length album Kratos was originally released in 2010 through Onslaught Records and reissued on CD in 2014 by Fallen-Angels Productions with a live bonus track.
Black and death metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, active since 2015. From the shores of the Black Sea, they forge a potent blend of black metal's atmospheric darkness with the crushing brutality of death metal.
Black-death-doom metal band from London, active since 2011. They channel damnation through a crushing fusion of three extreme metal genres.
Genre-spanning extreme metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2009. Catamenia weave black metal, death metal, gothic metal, and melodic elements into an expansive, multi-faceted sound from northern Finland.
Black metal project from Nitra in western Slovakia, formed in 2018. Cataract Nocturhale channels dark, nocturnal black metal from the historic Nitra valley.
Black/thrash metal act from Kikinda in northern Serbia formed in 2022, fusing first-wave black metal aggression with thrash metal velocity. Their crossover approach channels raw punk energy alongside extreme metal ferocity.
Black metal act from Mestre on the Venetian mainland, formed in 2014. Catechon crafts Italian black metal steeped in apocalyptic and theological themes.
Black metal band from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region, France, formed in 2015. They craft atmospheric black metal with runic and pagan themes.
Cathar is a California black metal project rooted in the raw, minimalist tradition — sparse arrangements, cold tremolo riffing, and a misanthropic atmosphere informed by orthodox underground aesthetics. The Palmdale origins contribute a desolate, high-desert bleakness to the music.
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