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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 Dendermonde in East Flanders, active since 2021, named after the cloth said to have covered Christ's face in the tomb. Their lo-fi, stripped-down approach embraces the most primal aspects of black metal.
Suebian Knot is a raw black metal and dark ambient project from the United States, formed in 2020, taking its name from the ancient Germanic hairstyle and weaving primitive black metal with cold, atmospheric undertones.
Sulfurous Presence is a US raw black metal project formed in 2021, embracing the genre's most stripped-down and abrasive aesthetic with a deliberately primitive sonic attack.
Supremacy of Love is an Austin, Texas raw black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2020, contrasting its serene name with abrasive, lo-fi black metal built on corrosive production and primitive intensity.
Sutekh Hexen is an Oakland, California raw black metal and noise act formed in 2010, known for their harrowing blend of lo-fi black metal aggression and experimental noise manipulation, releasing prolifically across tape and vinyl formats.
Svarm channel raw black metal from Berlin, embracing the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic that defines the genre's rawest wing. Emerging in 2025, they bring stripped-back ferocity to the German capital's vast black metal scene.
Svartokunnighet practice raw black metal from Lausanne, with their Swedish-language name (meaning "black magic") signaling allegiance to the Scandinavian black metal tradition. Formed in 2022, they channel the lo-fi ferocity of the genre's rawest practitioners.
Sverdkamp is a raw black metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2014, dealing in the lo-fi, punishing aesthetics of the raw black metal underground with uncompromising intensity.
Swine Soul is a raw black metal and noise project with roots in the American Deep South, active since 2013, trafficking in primitive, lo-fi hostility and minimal production.
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