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The Fear (2022)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Dial Tone (2022)
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Black/death metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, formed in 2021 and channeling dark aggression from Spain's industrial north. Their sound fuses black metal's cold intensity with death metal's guttural power.
Black metal project from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2021 and delivering dark, intense compositions from the Rhineland underground. Their sound draws on classic second-wave traditions filtered through a modern German lens.
Black metal project from Greece, formed in 2024 and channeling the raw aggression of the genre through a Hellenic lens. The project draws from Greece's rich tradition of atmospheric and aggressive black metal.
Phoenix black metal solo project Kaneq has been operating in the Arizona underground since 2013, conjuring a scorched, arid take on a genre more commonly associated with frozen northern landscapes. The desert context gives their black metal a uniquely harsh, sun-bleached quality.
Black metal project from Jyvaskyla, formed in 2020 and channeling the dark forests of central Finland into atmospheric compositions. Their Finnish name adds local character to their cold, Nordic black metal.
Atmospheric black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, active since 2005 and building expansive, nature-inspired soundscapes over two decades of output. Their long tenure in the German atmospheric black metal underground speaks to a distinctive and enduring vision.
French black metal project formed in 2025, delivering raw, uncompromising extremity. Their cannibal sect name channels ritualistic darkness through black metal's most primitive traditions.
In existence since 2022, this Riga Black Metal outfit delivers icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Their place within a growing voice in the Baltic extreme metal tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Helsinki/Espoo-based black metal project formed in 2022, with a Finnish name meaning "arboretum section" suggesting a nature-focused aesthetic. Their atmospheric black metal draws on Finland's dense forest landscapes.
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