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The Fear (2022)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Houle is a black metal project from Paris, France, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Melodic black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024. Their sound blends the ferocity of black metal with melodic sophistication in the Greek mythological tradition of their namesake.
An uncompromising black metal act from the finnish underground, active since 2015. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Heavy stoner metal and rock outfit from Tampere, active since 2010. Their absurdist name signals a sense of humor that pairs with heavy, fuzz-laden grooves from Finland's industrial heartland.
Hout is a black metal/punk band from Russia, formed in 2023. They fuse raw black metal aggression with punk's rebellious energy.
Hovf is a black metal project from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hovmod is a black metal project from Vestre Toten, Norway, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Cincinnati, Ohio's Howling have been pushing cold, stripped-down black metal since 2015, capturing something feral and windswept in the urban rust belt context. The city's industrial undertone seeps into every track.
An uncompromising black metal (early); post-black metal (later) project from Trento, active since 2010. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
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