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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Athens-based raw black metal project active since 2023, 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.
German raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2015. They alternate between raw black metal aggression and the medieval atmospherics of dungeon synth.
Raw black metal and punk band from Upper Austria, active since 2015, with releases including "Urkraft" and "Wo draht da Weg?" on underground labels Tour de Garde and Avant! Records. Their splits with Calvary and Häxenzijrkell mark them as a fixture of the Austrian raw black metal underground.
Bubonic Cult is a Brazilian raw black metal project formed in 2016, playing lo-fi, orthodox black metal with a harsh, unpolished aesthetic. Their debut release "Negative Aura of Satanic Energy" (2016) is a four-track demonstration of stripped-down, cult black metal with themes of negative spiritual energy.
Raw black metal project from Belgium, active since 2014. They operate in the lo-fi, unvarnished tradition of raw black metal.
Danish raw black metal project formed in 2018. They deliver stripped-down, primitive black metal in its rawest form.
Spanish raw black metal band from Rubí near Barcelona, formed in 2019. They channel raw, unfiltered black metal from the Catalan suburbs.
Novocherkassk-based raw black metal project active since 2009, 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.
Búldr is a solo depressive raw black metal project by Brazilian musician Gabriel Tibério, based in São Paulo and active since 2021. The project works in a lo-fi, DSBM-influenced style and has released multiple recordings including the 2023 album "Under the Silver Lake." Its discography spans 2021 through at least 2025, placing it within Brazil's active underground depressive black metal scene.
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