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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Pushing the boundaries of black metal and melodic black metal, this Russian outfit from Moscow has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with fierce commitment.
From the coalfields of Beckley, West Virginia, Eternal Black bring a melodic black and death metal attack shaped by the mountains and darkness of Appalachia. Active since 2015, they carry the rawness of their surroundings into every recording.
Rochester's Eternal Crypt bridge melodic black metal, folk metal, and power metal into a layered style that draws on ancient mythology without abandoning the aggression at the core. Active since 2018, they are among upstate New York's more genre-restless acts.
Melodic black/death metal act from Zerbst in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, blending harmonic depth with extreme metal aggression since 2010. Their name suggests timeless knowledge, lending philosophical weight to their dual-genre approach.
Tula-based black metal, death metal, and melodic black metal act, active since 2018 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
In existence since 2006, this Pervouralsk Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal, and Symphonic Metal outfit delivers orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Their place within Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Straddling the line between black metal and folk metal, this Swedish actfrom Borlänge fuses regional folk traditions amplified through distortion and blast beats into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2014, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Melodic black/doom metal project from the Engadin valley in the Swiss Alps, merging the bleakness of black metal with doom's crushing weight since 2010. Their Alpine setting infuses their sound with the isolation and grandeur of Switzerland's most dramatic mountain landscapes.
Melodic black metal band from Tarbes in the French Pyrenees, active since 2016. They blend melody with black metal ferocity from the foothills of the mountains.
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