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Epic black/pagan metal band from Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan, Russia active since 1998 — over 25 years of epic metal from the Volga-Ural region. Their longevity and Tatar Republic origins make them one of the most unique acts in Russian pagan metal.
Norrland's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and pagan metal unit is among them — wielding pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Moscow-based pagan metal act channels nature worship and warrior ethos channeled through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 2016, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels black metal and pagan metal with a focus on pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Formed in 2012, based in Glasgow, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Budapest, Hungary — black metal and pagan metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2019, they deal in ancestral invocations amplified through black metal's sonic template. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
A product of a scene with deep roots in the former Czechoslovak underground, this Bratislava-based black metal, doom metal, and pagan metal act channels nature worship and warrior ethos channeled through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 1998, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Black, death, and pagan metal band from Tarbes in the French Pyrenees, active since 2014. They channel ancient pagan themes through extreme metal from the mountain foothills.
Fagyhamu is a pagan black metal band from Szeged, Hungary, active since 2005, whose name translates from Hungarian as 'frost ash.' The project blends pagan themes with raw black metal from Hungary's sunniest city.
Farawisa is a pagan black metal band from Vienna, formed in 2017 and signed to Naturmacht Productions. Their debut album "Frægð" (May 2021) is rooted entirely in Norse mythology and Old Icelandic literature, with all lyrics written in Old Norse and music built on icy tremolo riffs, melancholic lead guitar, atmospheric keyboards, and vocals ranging from black metal screams to epic chanting.
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