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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Melodic black metal project from Kouvola, formed in 2022 and channeling southeastern Finland's dark forests into atmospheric compositions. Their Finnish name adds local identity to their melodically rich black metal.
Atmospheric/melodic black metal project from Vantaa near Helsinki, active since 2012 and building immersive, melodically rich compositions. Their medical-term name (causalgia, a burning pain condition) captures the searing beauty of their atmospheric black metal.
Melodic black/pagan metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, whose 2020 debut Horn of Oblivion spans eleven tracks of fantasy-themed melodic death metal with viking overtones. Their compositions blend Czech and English lyrics across a narrative storyline of battle and myth.
Black metal institution from Trondheim, active in their current form since 2010, evolving from early raw black metal into a more melodic black/death metal hybrid. They represented Norway at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, bringing black metal to mainstream European television.
Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Serbian actfrom Novi Sad fuses dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2012, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Melodic black/doom/death metal band from the Aschaffenburg/Wurzburg area of Bavaria, active since 2008 and weaving three distinct metal styles into dark, atmospheric compositions. Their multi-genre approach creates a rich tapestry of melodic extremity and crushing weight.
Heavy Melodic Black / Death Metal from Copperas Cove.
Marysville, Washington's Knellrite formed in 2024, channeling the melodic black metal tradition through the gray skies and old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. A new voice in a region with deep black metal roots, their sound leans into melody without softening the darkness.
Swiss black metal outfit originally formed as Chemical Death in 1992, later becoming Knowhere in 1997, notably eschewing keyboards entirely in their progressive-tinged black metal compositions. Their sparse discography includes a 1994 demo, a 1997 self-titled album, and 2004's The Mascot.
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