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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Raw black metal entity from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Estuary Battalion VII traffic in primitive, tape-warped hostility with no interest in polish or compromise. Since 2021 they have embraced the lo-fi aesthetic as a weapon in itself.
Practitioners of black metal, this Hungarian outfit has been refining their craft since 2018. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with unshakable resolve.
Black metal project from Grenoble, France active since 2012. They deliver cold black metal from the Alpine French city.
Black metal project from Barjac in southern France, active since 2014. They channel raw black metal from the Ardeche/Gard region.
Drawing on the ancient Gaulish deity for their name, Los Angeles act Esus in Tenebris fuse pagan imagery with cold, atmospheric black metal darkness. Their 2021 formation marks a project built around ritual atmosphere and heathen conviction.
Heavy metal band from Seville, Spain with roots going back to 2009. They carry the traditional heavy metal flame from Andalusia's capital city.
Hønefoss-based black metal act, active since 2021 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in Norway's storied extreme metal lineage, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Blackened doom metal act from Zurich, Switzerland, fusing the atmospheric bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom since 2018. Their approach creates a suffocating, slow-burning darkness rooted in two of extreme metal's most oppressive subgenres.
Drawing from Levice's musical fabric, this Slovak act forges Black Metal and Depressive Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
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