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New York post-black metal band formed in 2014, known for orchestrating sweeping, shoegaze-infused compositions that push black metal's atmospheric qualities toward orchestral and cinematic extremes.
Baltimore post-black metal band formed in 2013, exploring the genre's atmospheric and introspective dimensions within the dense creative underground of Maryland's largest city.
Post-black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2015, featuring vocalist Victor Teixeira, guitarist/programmer Vitor Coutinho, and bassist Bruno Rodrigues. The band released the album Avenoir in 2016, drawing comparisons to atmospheric black metal acts such as Alcest and Agalloch.
Solus are a Los Angeles post-black metal project active since 2007, weaving atmospheric and introspective textures into a black metal foundation in the manner characteristic of the city's eclectic extreme metal underground.
Sorrowing is a Philadelphia post-black metal band formed in 2021, merging the aggression of black metal with the expansive, emotionally textured qualities of atmospheric and post-metal.
Post-black metal solo project from Osasco, São Paulo, created and performed entirely by Douglas Sinsuk, who also records under the projects Whore Illusion, Bärkdum, Deadleaf, and Ruínas De R'lyeh. Sinsuk released two albums in 2018 under the Soturno name — The Void Inside and Morgana's Tale — before the project went inactive.
Spirit of the Night is a Michigan post-black metal project formed in 2016, fusing the rawness of traditional black metal with expansive, atmospheric arrangements characteristic of the post-black movement.
Post-black metal project from Corona, California, active since 2017, blending the atmospheric density of black metal with post-rock's expansive, textured dynamics and melodic introspection.
New York post-black metal and shoegaze band formed in 2020, combining the abrasive tremolo-picked intensity of black metal with the ethereal, heavily reverbed textures of shoegaze to create immersive, emotionally layered soundscapes.
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