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Uppsala death/black metal project formed in 2023, named after the legendary medieval manuscript also known as the Devil's Bible. Their extreme fusion channels darkness and occult mystique from Sweden's ancient ecclesiastical center.
Raw black metal project from Tolyatti on the Volga, formed in 2022. Codex Moh channels lo-fi, stripped-down black metal from the Soviet-era auto city.
Black metal project from Amersfoort in Utrecht province, formed in 2024. Codex Mortis channels dark, ritualistic black metal from central Netherlands.
North Carolina death metal and deathcore act Codex Obscura traffic in punishing heaviness drawn from the darkest corners of extreme metal. They combine the genre's structural aggression with moments of technical brutality.
Raw black metal project from Poznań, formed in 2024. Codex-02 channels stripped-down, abrasive black metal from Greater Poland.
Heavy thrash band from Parižlje in central Slovenia, formed in 2022. Codogast delivers aggressive metal from rural Slovenia.
Kentucky progressive metal musician Cody Conde crafts intricate, melodically rich compositions from his base in Harned, bringing technical ambition to the Bluegrass State's underground. His work explores the outer edges of progressive metal as a singular artistic vision.
Cincinnati, Ohio crust-punk and death metal band Coelacanth have been grinding out ferocious, politically charged metal since the early 1990s, earning a cult following in the American underground. Their sound fuses the rawness of crust with the brutality of early death metal.
Lincoln, Maine sludge and stoner metal band Coelacanth draw from the isolation of rural New England to craft heavy, slow-rolling music with a distinctly bleak character. Their approach is rooted in thick riffs and an unhurried, grinding pace.
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