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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Melodic black metal project from Lublin, Poland, active since 2016. Their sound blends melody with the raw intensity of Polish black metal, drawing from the eastern Polish underground.
Melodic black and death metal project from the Finnish port city of Kotka, emerging in 2025 with a sound that merges melodic sensibilities with extreme metal aggression. Their approach balances the atmospheric qualities of melodic black metal with death metal's guttural intensity.
Viennese three-piece inspired by the second wave of black metal, pushing the genre's boundaries through atmospheric orchestral passages and innovative songwriting. Their 2025 concept album The Eternal Abyss explores the multifaceted nature of death across 11 tracks of symphonic melodic black metal.
Melodic black and death metal band from the Croatian port city of Rijeka, active since 2020. Their Adriatic coastal origins bring a unique character to their blend of melodic extremity.
Melodic black metal project from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of atmospheric extremity from the Croatian capital. Their sound blends black metal's intensity with melodic sensibility.
Melodic black metal studio project from Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, helmed by Kenaz who also operates Kapala and Death Comes In Waves. Their catalog includes the full-length Pfade des Seins and the EP Winterweiss, delivering melodic black metal with a distinctly German character.
Melodic black metal project from Paris, France, active since 2021 and blending melody with black metal's raw intensity. Their Parisian origin places them within the rich tradition of French black metal while their melodic approach adds accessibility.
Melodic black metal project from Kempele near Oulu, Finland, whose name means 'mist' in Finnish, active since 2013. Their atmospheric sound evokes the fog-shrouded Nordic landscapes through melodic black metal compositions.
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