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Firmly rooted in black metal, this British actfrom Warwickshire delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2014, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Black/death metal act from Nuremberg, Germany, delivering unrestrained extremity since 2007. Their name captures the over-the-top, boundary-pushing intensity of their approach to extreme metal.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Swedish actfrom Smögen delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2005, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Excisio is a black doom metal band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1999 by Ricardo Santos, whose compositions draw inspiration from the fantasy and horror literature of Tolkien, Lovecraft, and Poe. The band self-released the demo "Dark Chamber Symphonies" in 1999 and the demo "Lost Kingdoms" in 2001, later issuing a split with LALSSU titled "Like Ashes Carried by the Wind" in 2021.
Black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2023, channeling ecclesiastical darkness through raw, atmospheric compositions. Their Latin name, meaning "excommunication," reflects a thematic engagement with religious condemnation and spiritual exile.
Black metal band from Avesnes-sur-Helpe in northern France, active since 2010. They deliver raw, true black metal from the rural Nord department.
Thrash/black/death metal band originally from Norway, active since the mid-2000s. Their sound fuses three extreme metal pillars into a chaotic, boundary-crossing hybrid.
When Execracion emerged in 2021 from Milan, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and thrash metal — all raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Execrado is a black/death metal band from Formosa, Goiás, formed in late 2022 by Danilo Rocha (bass and vocals), Artur Tupinambá (guitar), and Vitão (drums), dedicated to old school death metal with lyrics written in Portuguese and influences from Brazilian heavy metal of the 1980s. The band released their debut EP "Registros do Além" in June 2023, a six-track recording produced at Manga Studio in Brasília.
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