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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Newsflash (2023)
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Peoria, Illinois post-black metal band drawing from the astronomical imagery of supernova remnants to craft spacious, melancholic black metal. Cygnus Loop blends celestial atmosphere with the raw energy of traditional black metal.
Black metal project from Galway, Ireland, formed in 2017. Cyheuraeth — named after a Welsh spectral figure — conjures atmospheric black metal from Ireland's Atlantic coast.
Walnut, Illinois black metal band drawing its name from a Welsh death omen and conjuring bleak, foreboding soundscapes from the American Midwest. Cyhiraeth pursues raw atmospheric black metal with an occult and spectral intensity.
Pagan black metal band from Torrelodones near Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. Named after a Welsh wailing spirit, they channel pagan and Celtic themes through black metal.
Columbus, Ohio black metal band dealing in raw, corrosive black metal with a cold, underground sensibility. Cyhyraeth OH channels Midwestern bleakness through tremolo-drenched riffs and frigid atmosphere.
Black metal project from Kharkiv, formed in 2020. Cyllell — Welsh for 'knife' — channels sharp, cutting black metal from eastern Ukraine.
Black metal project from Kamienna Góra in the Sudeten mountains, formed in 2020. Cymeris channels atmospheric black metal from the mountainous border region of Lower Silesia.
Austin, Texas black metal band operating in the cold, riff-forward tradition of raw black metal. Cymoril cultivates a grim and uncompromising sound from the Texas underground.
Raw black metal band from Northumberland, England, formed in 2024. Named after the Anglo-Saxon poet, Cynewulf channel ancient English themes through primitive black metal.
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