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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Eugene, Oregon's Darkforest practice raw black metal in the most elemental sense — primitive, intentionally corrosive, and deeply rooted in the wet, dense wilderness of the Pacific Northwest since 2011. Their recordings prioritize atmosphere over production, treating tape hiss and low fidelity as compositional tools.
Darkinfrost is a raw black metal band from Horishni Plavni, Ukraine, formed in 2014. The project channels lo-fi raw black metal.
Charlotte's Darkwood Voyage arrived in 2023 with a raw black metal aesthetic rooted in tape-hiss primitivity, conjuring a dense woodland menace that feels at odds with the urban sprawl of the Carolina Piedmont.
Portland, Maine's Darkwound blend atmospheric tenderness with raw black metal savagery, a contrast that mirrors the coast they inhabit — beautiful on the surface, brutal underneath.
New Orleans has always been home to darkness, and Dawn of the Black Sun feed directly from that well with raw black metal drenched in murk and occult menace. Their 2021 formation placed them squarely at the intersection of the city's voodoo mysticism and the ugliest end of the black metal underground.
North Carolina's Dayfog pursue raw black metal in its most spartan, uncompromising form — primitive production, relentless hostility, and zero interest in accessibility. Active since 2020, they operate on the fringes by design, making music that functions more as atmosphere than entertainment.
De Vermiis Mysteriis is a raw black metal/dark ambient project from Paris, France, formed in 2017. Named after the Lovecraftian tome, they channel cosmic dread through raw black metal and dark ambient.
Citrus Heights, California's Dead Desolation arrived in 2024 with depressive raw black metal that strips the genre to its barest, most corroded essentials — lo-fi production, harrowing atmosphere, and zero concern for listenability.
Dead Rascal is a raw black metal band from Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, formed in 2022. The project channels lo-fi raw black metal.
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