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Raw black and death metal project from Denmark, formed in 2021, delivering unfiltered extremity at the intersection of black and death metal. They inhabit the most caustic fringes of the Danish underground.
Belgian raw black metal project formed in 2018, operating in the underground reaches of the country's extreme metal scene. Their releases include the full-length Maanlicht and a split with Cultor Noctis.
A 2020 German speed metal project with deliberately corrupted orthography, Poisöned Speed channels the first-wave spirit of Exciter and early Motörhead. Their umlaut-adorned name is an homage to the '80s excess that defines their high-velocity approach.
Raw black metal project from Espírito Santo operating squarely within the lo-fi, abrasive tradition of the style, with lyrical themes centered on death and nihilism. Signed to Kult of Bloody Rites, the band embraces the stripped-down aesthetic of the underground, prioritizing atmosphere and intensity over production polish.
Raw black metal and noise band from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, formed in 2019, delivering abrasive extremity from the contested peninsula. They bring raw, noise-laden black metal.
Schmelz-based Patricide has been delivering thrash-death crossover since 2019, their name implying a violence directed at the paternal order. Their Saarland origins place them in Germany's smallest state, where the metal scene compensates for its size with intensity.
Barcelona's Pycaya has been delivering groove metal's mid-tempo crunch since 2015, channeling rhythmic heaviness through a Catalan lens. Their Mediterranean base adds warmth and swing to their head-nodding, riff-driven approach.
Raw black metal band from Ufa, Russia, formed in 2015, delivering a decade of raw, unpolished black metal from the Bashkortostan capital. They bring primal extremity from the southern Urals.
Putrefact Christ is a raw black metal and grindcore band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, formed in 2024 with Satanic and anti-Christian lyrical themes. Their debut album "Black Metal Against You All" was released on May 12, 2024 through Jems Label as a limited cassette of 30 copies, containing nine tracks including "We Are the True Black Metal" and "We Who Drinks the Blood of Your Bastardo Messiah."
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