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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Raw black metal project from Utrecht, formed in 2021. Crupta channels lo-fi, stripped-down black metal from the Dutch heartland.
Danish black metal band active since 2011. They craft dark, atmospheric black metal from the Danish underground.
Austin black-death metal band drawing from the sinister traditions of both genres to produce dark, menacing extreme metal. They're part of Austin's growing underground metal community pushing past the city's rock reputation.
Arizona black-doom act fusing the bleak atmospherics of black metal with the slow devastation of doom. Their music is grim and unhurried, built more for ritual than for entertainment.
Portland black metal act contributing to Oregon's increasingly fertile extreme underground with cold, abrasive compositions. Their music favors raw texture and oppressive atmosphere over technical display.
Portland post-black metal project pushing beyond the genre's traditional borders with expansive, emotionally-charged compositions. They bring a post-rock-influenced sense of dynamics and space to an otherwise harsh sound.
Crux Cullum is a death/black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2007. The band operates within the underground extreme metal scene of Belo Horizonte, a city with a long tradition of producing extreme metal acts, blending black and death metal elements in their sound.
Black metal band from Ingenio in Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2014. They channel dark intensity through black metal from the Canary Islands.
Black-death metal band from Selb in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2024. They channel darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Bavarian-Czech borderlands.
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