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AMENRA "Vanuytsel 7"" (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Black metal and symphonic metal project from Finland, active since 2020. They merge icy black metal aggression with orchestral symphonic grandeur.
Symphonic melodic death metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2016, with orchestral arrangements by Mika Lumijarvi. Their EP Since Time Immemorial (2019) was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.
Death metal and melodic death metal band from Kerava, Finland active since 2016. They deliver aggressive, melodically rich extreme metal from the greater Helsinki area.
Davis, California's Enthroned has been a fixture of Northern California death metal since 1995, building a career on decades of consistent output that prioritizes heaviness and craft over trend-chasing. A quiet pillar of the West Coast underground.
Lodi-based black metal, doom metal, and funeral doom metal act, active since 2012 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Exploring the depths of atmospheric black metal and black metal, this Swedish outfit from Dalsland has been refining their craft since 2021. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with ferocious dedication.
Black metal project from Athens, Greece active since 2016. They channel serpentine darkness through black metal.
Emerging from Seattle in 2023, Enthronement brings a fierce, orthodox black metal approach that aligns with the Pacific Northwest's tradition of uncompromising underground acts — cold, aggressive, and entirely unconcerned with mainstream palatability.
Brand new as of 2026, Enthroning Nightfall carries the primal fury of raw black metal forward with an intensity that suggests ambition beyond their brief existence — the name alone promises a project steeped in darkness and ceremony.
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