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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Originating in Eureka, California, Mr. Bungle are among the most unpredictable acts in metal history, weaving death metal, thrash, avant-garde composition, and experimental noise into a singular and frequently disorienting sonic vision that refuses any single genre label.
Mrtvi is an experimental black metal project originating in the UK and later based in Serbia, active since 2017. They push black metal into experimental, psychedelic territory with unconventional approaches.
Muld is an experimental black metal project from Kristiansand in southern Norway, active since 2021. The project pushes black metal's boundaries into avant-garde territory from the Sørlandet coast.
Grand Junction, Colorado's Murder Cafe push death/doom into stranger territory, layering crawling heaviness with experimental textures that refuse easy categorization. Formed in 2012, they occupy a niche corner of Colorado's underground where sonic discomfort is the whole point.
Chicago's Murmur occupy the experimental and progressive wing of black metal, bending the genre's orthodoxies outward into unexpected structural and tonal territory since 2021. Operating with an exploratory ethos, they blend progressive complexity with black metal's dark foundation in a way that resists easy genre reduction.
Wisconsin experimental black metal project Mágoa formed in 2025, bending the genre's conventions toward unconventional structures and unsettling atmospheres. The name — Portuguese for grief or sorrow — signals an emotionally driven approach to experimentation.
Mærer is a experimental black/doom/post-metal band from Bernburg (Saale), Germany, formed in 2021. They blend doom metal's crushing weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics.
Brixxtā is a raw black metal and punk project from Athens, formed in 2023. The project fuses the lo-fi aggression of raw black metal with the primal energy of punk, creating a volatile hybrid.
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