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Say The Phrase (2022)
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Hands Off She’s Mine (Live) (2021)
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In The Name of Reason (2017)
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Avant-garde black metal project from Innsbruck, Austria, formed in 2017. They push the boundaries of black metal with experimental and unconventional compositional approaches rooted in the avant-garde tradition.
Depressive black metal project from Genk, Belgium, formed in 2019. Their self-titled debut spans seven tracks of anguished, atmospheric black metal across 38 minutes, exploring the bleakest corners of the genre.
Black-death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. They channel chthonic darkness through extreme metal from the Greek capital.
Black metal project from Moscow, formed in 2020. Chthonian Abyss channels subterranean darkness through raw black metal.
Gothenburg black/death metal act formed in 2025, adding a fresh voice to Sweden's most storied metal city. Their extreme fusion draws from the darkest wells of both genres.
Chthonic is a Taiwanese metal band formed in Taipei in 1995. Its music combines extreme metal with Taiwanese folklore, history, opera melodies and traditional instrumentation. Albums such as Mirror of Retribution, Takasago Army, Bú-Tik and Battlefields of Asura develop those themes across a catalog that also includes international collaborations.
Knoxville's Chthonic Abomination tears through black metal and grindcore with feral energy and a total disregard for sonic comfort, resulting in short, violent, and chaotic bursts of noise. Their approach is combative and unpolished in the best underground tradition.
Blackened death metal project based in Wrocław with international membership, formed in 2022. Chthonic Cult channels subterranean darkness through aggressive extreme metal.
Denver death metal band Chthonic Deity plays crushing, riff-forward extreme metal shaped by Colorado's active underground scene. Their music is rooted in the genre's foundational elements: brutal riffing, blasting percussion, and uncompromising heaviness.
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