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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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A raw black metal and dark ambient project from Roy, Washington, Cadaver Rite operates in the harshest corners of the underground, pairing abrasive black metal with cold, ceremonial ambient passages.
Raw black metal band from London, formed in 2021. Named after a Bloodborne location, they deliver lo-fi, primitive black metal from the English capital.
Calabouço was a raw black metal band from Marília, São Paulo state, Brazil, active around 2019. Inspired by Mütiilation, Judas Iscariot, Burzum, and Darkthrone, the band released a three-track demo titled "Noite Sombria" in September 2019 before disbanding. Their sound adhered to the lo-fi, primitive aesthetic of the raw black metal underground.
Denton/Fort Worth raw black metal and ambient project active 2017-2018, exploring themes of alchemy, the afterlife, and extinction across lo-fi, atmospheric compositions.
New Hampshire raw black metal project that emerged in 2025, embracing lo-fi abrasion and unpolished intensity as core aesthetic values.
San Diego raw black metal solo project formed in 2015, channeling misanthropy and ritual philosophy through the grey wolf as metaphor.
Miami-based raw black metal duo formed by two Canadian musicians, channeling Satanic and war-obsessed themes through stripped-down, uncompromising rawness before dissolving.
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A raw black metal project from Westchester County channeling the lo-fi, abrasive aesthetic of the USBM underground with primitive production and bleak atmosphere.
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