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Featured Album
Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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AMENRA "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (written by Tim Buckley) (2021)
05/27 @ Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Black metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active since 2011, with five full-length albums to their name. Their 2024 release 'Metempsychosis' features two expansive tracks exceeding twenty minutes each, delivering spiritually immersive, occult-infused black metal.
Black-death metal band from Bremen, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel themes of annihilation through a fusion of black and death metal from the Hanseatic city.
Atmospheric black metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2011. Cult of Fire's extensive catalog explores Hindu and Buddhist spiritual themes through dense, ritualistic black metal, earning them a devoted following in the international underground.
Atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2023. Named after the Celtic horned god, they craft nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Black metal project from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015. Cult of Mutilated Flesh channels violent, ritualistic black metal.
Black-death metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2022. They channel nihilistic themes through extreme metal from Germany's westernmost city.
Black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. Named after the Greek goddess of misery, they channel despair through dark black metal.
Black metal band from Logrono in La Rioja, Spain, formed in 2018. They channel self-destructive darkness through intense black metal from the Spanish wine region.
Spokane's Cult of Suffering channel Pacific Northwest extremity through melodic black metal structures, coupling relentless blasting with guitar work that carries genuine melodic intent. Formed in 2023, the band's debut LP By Their Fruits arrived in 2025 and addresses religious deconstruction through frost-bitten, PNW-rooted metal.
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