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Italian raw black metal and harsh noise project from Fondi near Latina, formed in 2022. Named after the rabies virus, their approach merges lo-fi black metal hostility with abrasive noise elements.
Greek grindcore/raw black metal band from Athens, formed in 2020 and merging grinding brevity with blackened hostility. Their name, meaning fear of rabies, signals the feral, uncontrolled aggression of their sound.
Lævateinn is a raw black metal project from Bogotá, Colombia, operating under the Aryan War Distribution label and releasing material on the themes of WWII and war. The one-man project, credited to Tyrant Soldier, released two EPs and a demo in 2025 before appearing on the 2026 compilation "Art of War."
Italian raw black metal/noise project active since 2015, merging lo-fi blackened aggression with harsh noise. Their name, derived from Latin for 'noose,' signals the suffocating, strangling intensity of their sound.
M1 Garand is a Brazilian raw black metal solo project formed in 2022, with all instruments, vocals, mixing, and mastering handled by a member operating under the alias Soldier 'Charles' of 101st Airborne Division. The project carries an explicit anti-Nazi and anti-NSBM stance, reflected in its debut EP "The Party is Over Kraut" (2022), which blends World War II themes with sardonic humor directed at fascist ideology.
M60 in Hands is a raw black metal and noise solo project from Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2023 and operated entirely by Billy Grind, who handles all instruments and vocals. The project released the EP "Infinity War in My Head" in 2023 and appeared on the 2024 split "Old Skull Black Metal" alongside Night Goat on Podreira Records, paying tribute to first-wave black metal acts Von and Root.
Magna Corporea is an Argentine one-man atmospheric and raw black metal project that released its debut album "Bliss of Non-Temporal Condition" in January 2023 on Regimental Records, followed by "Dialect of the Unborn (Birth Wound and Xenoglossia)" in November 2023. The project is available on Bandcamp and has also been distributed physically through Sunshine Ward Recordings.
Mal du Siècle is a raw antifascist black metal project from Spain, channeling 19th-century Romantic disillusionment through abrasive extremity. Their releases include 'Dark Ceremonies Under A Cursed Moon' and 'Lost Relics From The Ancient Satanic Cult,' marrying lo-fi black metal with explicitly political ideology.
Malachia Carne Nera is a raw black metal, noise, and ambient project from Italy, formed in 2023. They blend lo-fi black metal with noise and ambient textures.
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