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Corujas is a raw black metal band from Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2013. The band's lyrical themes center on nature and birds — "corujas" means owls in Portuguese — placing them within the tradition of Brazilian raw black metal acts that draw on the natural world for imagery. They release music independently through Bandcamp.
Coveirö was a raw black metal project from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, active briefly in 2024 before splitting up. The project was driven primarily by the musician Calazar, who handled bass, vocals, guitars, and synths, with Naberius contributing drums as a session player. Their track "Coveiro Necromante," recorded at Neon Records in March 2024, blends depressive and raw black metal aesthetics within Brazil's underground extreme metal scene.
Ohio raw black metal project steeped in deliberate lo-fi ugliness and a deeply underground aesthetic. Murky, buzzing, and cold, with little interest in accessibility or polish.
Raw black metal band from Issoudun in central France, formed in 2015. They deliver lo-fi, filthy black metal from the Berry heartland.
Pennsylvania raw black metal project steeped in lo-fi corrosion and stripped-to-bone harshness. Creak operates in the most unmediated register of the genre, where atmosphere is built through decay.
Kentucky raw black metal act operating in the most primitive, lo-fi end of the spectrum. Sparse production and venomous intensity define their deeply underground aesthetic.
Raw black metal project from Hungary, formed in 2015. Cruel Suffering channels lo-fi hostility through stripped-down, primitive black metal.
Raw black metal project from Utrecht, formed in 2021. Crupta channels lo-fi, stripped-down black metal from the Dutch heartland.
Raw black metal project from the Marche region, formed in 2023. Crymson Abyss channels lo-fi, primitive black metal aggression.
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