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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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MMXX - Hypa Hypa Edition (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Moorhead, Minnesota band Chandrian blend black metal's raw intensity with symphonic metal's orchestral arrangements and grand scope. Their approach incorporates atmospheric keyboard layers and melodic structures alongside harsher black metal elements.
Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.
Black metal project from Warsaw, active since 2014. Chanid channels dark, atmospheric black metal from the Polish capital.
Black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024. They craft dark, channeling black metal from the Greek capital.
Black metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2011. They channel blasphemous fury and dark intensity from the Swabian capital.
Black metal project from Kyiv, formed in 2022. Chaoagnostic channels nihilistic black metal from the Ukrainian capital.
Black metal project from Temerin in Vojvodina, active since 2016. Chaoist crafts atmospheric black metal from the flatlands of northern Serbia.
Black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2014. They deliver dark, ritualistic black metal from the French capital.
Tucson, Arizona band Chaos Ascending combine black metal's cold intensity and tremolo-picked aggression with symphonic metal's orchestral grandeur and melodic scope. Their sound bridges raw black metal aesthetics with cinematic, keyboard-driven arrangements.
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