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Tempers Creature is a depressive/pagan black metal and ambient project from Swabia, Germany, formed in 2020. They blend depressive black metal with pagan themes and ambient atmospherics.
Tharaphita is a pagan black metal band from Rakvere, Estonia, active since 1997. Named after the ancient Estonian deity, they are one of the oldest pagan black metal acts in the Estonian scene.
Thormesis is a pagan/black metal band from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, formed in 2015. They channel Germanic pagan traditions through raw black metal from the medieval Franconian town.
Thyrgrim from Moers on the lower Rhine blend black metal ferocity with pagan metal's folk-inflected grandeur since 2024. Their Norse-inspired name channels the warrior spirit of Germanic mythology through compositions from the Rhineland flatlands.
Tiwaz Borealis is a pagan/folk metal band from Recklinghausen, Germany, formed in 2019. Named after the Norse rune of justice, they weave pagan themes and folk elements into heavy metal.
Torogdil from Obertshausen near Frankfurt blend black, death, and pagan metal under a Tolkien-derived name since 2012. Their multi-genre approach combines Middle-earth-inspired mythology with extreme metal ferocity from the Hessian Rhine-Main region.
Tortur from Duisburg fuse melodic death metal with pagan metal themes, creating an unusual blend of Scandinavian-style melody and nature-worshipping grandeur from the Rhine-Ruhr region since 2016. Their German-for-'torture' name belies the melodic sophistication they bring to extreme metal.
Trollech are pioneering figures in Czech pagan black metal, active from Pilsen since 1999 and among the first Czech bands to fuse black metal ferocity with Slavic pagan themes and folk elements. Over two and a half decades, they have built an extensive discography celebrating pre-Christian Bohemian spirituality and the natural world.
Trollfjell from Jesenice play pagan black metal that channels Norse and Slavic mythology through fierce, nature-worshipping compositions since 2020. Despite their Scandinavian-sounding name, they are firmly rooted in the Czech pagan metal tradition established by bands like Trollech.
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