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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Raw black metal and punk crossover project from the UK, active since 2007, blending black metal's atmospheric darkness with punk's DIY ethos. Their nearly two-decade history marks them as veterans of the British extreme metal underground.
Raw black metal project from Banja Luka, Bosnia, with a prolific output including the releases Verzweiflung, Gnostic Times, ZVKVNFT WIRD BRVTAL, and Invisible Wound. Active since 2021, the project channels despair and brutality through stripped-down, uncompromising black metal.
Raw black metal project from Lower Franconia, Germany, embracing lo-fi production and primal aggression since 2012. Their stripped-down approach to the genre prioritizes atmosphere and raw energy over polished production.
Urpest was a Swedish raw black metal project active from 2020 to 2025, leaving behind releases including Bone Orchard, The Outlaw, and Circling Vultures before disbanding. The project's brief but prolific existence produced five releases of underground black metal.
Raw black metal out of Anchorage, Alaska, Uru work in the most stripped-down and corrosive end of the genre since 2016, with the isolation of the Last Frontier providing an appropriate setting for their hostile, lo-fi aesthetic. Geography as atmosphere — the darkness here feels genuinely remote.
Raw black metal project from Madrid named after Tolkien's orc fortress, delivering lo-fi, abrasive extremity since 2024. Their stripped-down sound embraces the raw aesthetic of underground black metal with fantasy-inspired thematic content.
Vadok is a raw black metal/dungeon synth project from Reading, England, formed in 2024. They blend raw black metal with the medieval atmosphere of dungeon synth.
Uzhhorod's Vaginnal Headshot merges raw black metal's lo-fi aggression with metalcore's breakdown-heavy approach from Ukraine's westernmost city on the Slovak border. Their confrontational hybrid channels the Transcarpathian underground's uncompromising spirit.
Vague à Lame is a raw black metal/dungeon synth project from France, formed in 2022. They blend the rawness of black metal with dungeon synth's medieval atmosphere.
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