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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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Raw black metal project from Kleve in Germany's Lower Rhine region, channeling primitive, unpolished darkness since 2013. Their biblical name provides an ironic counterpoint to the raw, anti-celestial fury of their black metal.
Fort Myers' Elva Blaidd — whose name translates to "eleven wolves" in Welsh — bring raw black metal's most primitive, tape-hiss-drenched aesthetic to Florida, a sharp contrast to the state's sun-saturated surroundings.
Black/death metal and raw black metal band from Split, Croatia active since 2017. They deliver fierce extreme metal from the Adriatic coast.
Westminster, Maryland's Embers of Ouroboros are a raw black metal solo project devoted to cyclical darkness and lo-fi hostility. Founded in 2023, the project leans into primitive production as a deliberate aesthetic weapon.
Empusa was a raw black metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2006. The band operated as an unsigned independent project with Satanic lyrical themes, releasing material including a split cassette titled Luxuria Infernal with Last Profanation before eventually splitting up.
One of American underground metal's most deliberately abrasive entities, Enbilulugugal have been weaponizing raw black metal and harsh noise since 2001 with a prolific output that prioritizes volume over accessibility.
Pridnestrovie, Moldova — black metal and raw black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2023, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Raw black metal solo project from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, releasing lo-fi, stripped-down black metal since 2013. Their two-track debut "Unknown" channels a deliberately primitive, noise-drenched approach to the genre.
Raw black metal act from Verviers in Belgium's Walloon region, channeling primitive, lo-fi aggression since 2020. Their stripped-down approach embraces the harshest, most unpolished corners of the black metal tradition.
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