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Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Thrash metal band from Conselve near Padua, active since 2008. Claustrophobia has spent over fifteen years delivering aggressive thrash from the Veneto region.
Death metal act from the Trieste and Gorizia border area, formed in 2023. Claustrum — Latin for 'enclosure' — crafts confining, suffocating death metal from Italy's far northeast.
Vero Beach, FL solo black metal project Claux conjures austere, lo-fi darkness rooted in the rawest traditions of the genre. Stripping the music down to its most primitive and menacing essence, Claux operates well outside the mainstream metal underground.
Clava is a death/thrash metal and hardcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band operates in the tradition of Brazilian extreme metal crossover and is listed as active on Metal Archives. As a very recently formed act, they have yet to accumulate significant press coverage beyond their initial registration.
Austrian black metal project formed in 2025, with releases 'The Nightside Emissary' and 'The Numinous Key.' Their work explores occult and esoteric themes through the lens of atmospheric black metal.
Clavicula Nox is a black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The band's lyrical themes revolve around Satan, black magic, the occult, blasphemy, and nihilism, placing them squarely within the Brazilian occult black metal tradition. They are signed to Abrasax Distro & Records and maintain an active presence on both Facebook and Bandcamp.
Black metal band from Santander in Cantabria, Spain, active since 2013. Named after the Key of Solomon, they deliver occult-themed black metal from the northern coast.
Kankakee, IL's Clavicus Vile craft intricate, technically demanding death metal with a progressive sensibility, building elaborate arrangements around crushing brutality. Named for the Daedric Prince of trickery, the band's compositions reward close attention with dense layers of compositional craft.
Swiss black metal project formed in 2020. They craft austere, uncompromising black metal shaped by darkness and isolation.
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