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Entardecer is a solo atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, founded in 2017 by the artist known as Astratta. The project has released several EPs including "Lethargy" (2018) and "Fomalhaut" (2019), and contributed to the DSBM Brazil Vol. I compilation.
Depressive black metal and ambient project from Brno, Czech Republic, blending raw, despairing extremity with atmospheric soundscapes since 2011. Their minimalist name reflects an immersive approach: the act of entering a state of total emotional and sonic darkness.
Laying down tracks since 2015, this Skopje Black Metal and Depressive Black Metal outfit delivers tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Their place within the Southern Balkans' growing metal voice speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
A product of a scene with deep roots in the former Czechoslovak underground, this black metal and depressive black metal act channels raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Active since 2024, lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Depressive black metal band from Lisbon, Portugal formed in 2022. Their sound channels the atmospheric bleakness and emotional weight of depressive black metal from the Portuguese capital.
Depressive black metal project from Hanover, Germany, channeling existential dread and emotional torment since 2010. Their name, German for "frightened" or "startled," captures the anxious, despairing quality of their depressive black metal.
Practitioners of black metal and depressive black metal, this Russian outfit has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with unrelenting drive.
Depressive black metal project from Roost-Warendin in northern France, active since 2017. They explore bleak, sorrowful soundscapes from the mining country of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Drawing from Levice's musical fabric, this Slovak act forges Black Metal and Depressive Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
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