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Askaroth is a black metal trio from Isla de Maipo, Chile, featuring Odal (bass, vocals), Cruelbuth (guitar), and drummer Nilsson Arriagada (also known as Beleth), who have been active since the early 2010s with releases including the demo "Unholy Demian" (2011), the cassette "Lejania" (2012), and a split with Nocturnal Delirium titled "Memories" (2012) through Depressive Illusions Records. The band issued a self-titled full-length album in March 2022.
Denver black metal project with five releases since 2018. Named after Burzum's infamous EP (itself Norwegian for 'ash'), their catalog — including Dead Christ Prayer and the split Pact Of The Black Goat — channels second-wave influences through Colorado's growing black metal underground.
Aske is a black/death metal band from São Carlos, São Paulo state, operating in the Brazilian extreme metal underground since 2018. Their approach sits firmly in the raw, aggressive end of the black-death spectrum, with releases distributed independently through Bandcamp.
A new-wave London black metal project launched in 2025, Askebo explore the genre's rawer edges with lo-fi production and hypnotic, repetitive tremolo passages. Their sound nods to the Scandinavian second wave while carving out a distinctly modern, urban atmosphere.
Edmonds, Washington black metal project named after Scandinavian nature spirits, weaving Nordic folklore into Pacific Northwest atmospheric extremity.
Askel channels post-metal and sludge from Helsinki since 2022, their Finnish name meaning "step" reflecting a measured, deliberate approach to atmospheric heaviness. The project navigates the space between crushing weight and ambient introspection.
Askelad is a melodic black metal band from Halle (listed) and Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2023, whose releases include the Askelad demo, the album Lichtung, and a live recording from a 2023 Leipzig performance. The band's name references the Scandinavian folk tale hero, grounding their melodic black metal in a tradition of mythological storytelling.
Washington, DC black metal project whose 2026 debut Kollisjon — Norwegian for 'collision' — brings Scandinavian-language black metal to the American capital. Nordic aesthetics filtered through Beltway intensity.
Asken av Verden creates depressive black metal, dark ambient, and industrial from Catalonia since 2016. Their Norwegian-language name meaning 'ashes of the world' brings Scandinavian bleakness to the Mediterranean context of northeastern Spain.
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