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State Of Unrest (2023)
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French raw black metal band from Agen, active since 2005. With two decades of blasphemous raw black metal, they are a veteran of the Gascon underground.
Filth-encrusted raw black metal from Nitra, forged in 2022. Intentionally abrasive production values serve as a weapon, wrapping venomous riffs and shrieked vocals in a blanket of corrosive static.
Blitzkrieg is a raw black metal band from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2002 and now split-up. The band operated independently within the Brazilian underground black metal scene, releasing material through their Bandcamp page before ceasing activity.
Dutch raw black metal project active since 2015, burying its compositions beneath layers of caustic distortion and lo-fi haze. Their uncompromising approach to production channels the most primitive currents of the second wave.
Blood Insanity is a Brazilian raw black metal project formed in 2022, operating within the underground DIY black metal tradition. The project has released a self-titled demo and the single "Sexta-Feira Santa," working independently without label backing.
Derbyshire-based raw black metal project active since 2024, burying its compositions beneath layers of caustic distortion and lo-fi haze. Their uncompromising approach to production channels the most primitive currents of the second wave.
French raw black metal project formed in 2022. They deliver corpse-bloody raw black metal from the French underground.
Bloodygoat Kommando is a raw black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2025. The band released a debut demo titled "Bloodygoat Conquers All!" through Shadow Resistance Productions, featuring tracks such as "Holocaust Katharsis (Intro)", "Bloodygoat Conquers All!", and "The New Dawn Of The Antichrist". Their lyrical themes center on Satanism, war, misanthropy, and hatred.
Dutch raw black metal and dungeon synth project active since 2024, oscillating between caustic, lo-fi black metal hostility and fantastical synthesizer passages dripping with medieval atmosphere. Their dual-natured output bridges the gap between the genre's most primitive impulses and its escapist, RPG-influenced side.
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