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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Spanish raw black metal project with a catalog spanning "Guillotine," "Deathlust," and "Apex Predator" alongside a collaborative release with Opresija titled "Kali Yuga Aural Terror." Their extreme metal output channels relentless aggression through deliberately unpolished sonic violence.
Häxdoktor is a raw black metal, noise project from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2022 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
A harsh raw black metal/ambient entity from Sweden, active since 2023. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Raw black metal project from Germany, active since 2012. Named after the brutal World War II battle in the Hurtgen Forest, they deliver punishing, lo-fi black metal with historical weight.
Ildganger is a raw black metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2023, pursuing lo-fi, unpolished black metal from Denmark's second city. The band's name references an arsonist or fire-walker, reflecting their scorching approach to the genre.
Immortal Flame is a raw black metal project from Sala, Sweden, active since 2026 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Imperi de Tenebra is a raw black metal band from Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2025, pursuing lo-fi black metal steeped in darkness. The band's name — Catalan for "Empire of Darkness" — signals their commitment to the genre's most unpolished traditions.
Milwaukee's Imprecation of Love embrace the ugliest corners of raw black metal with a perverse name and a sound to match — lo-fi, primitive, and intensely personal since their 2024 formation.
Raw black metal band from France formed in 2023. Their ritualistic name channels lo-fi black metal from the French underground.
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