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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Brooklyn's Hemzeodysnexia arrived in 2022 with a mouthful of a name and a brutal death metal sound to match — dense, merciless, and technically ferocious, staking out their corner of New York's underground with immediate ferocity.
Black metal band from Hildesheim, Germany, active since 2016. Named after the poisonous plant, they craft dark, atmospheric black metal from the ancient cathedral city of Lower Saxony.
Oregon's Henbane Chariot evoke the poisonous plant that shares their name — a black metal act born in 2021 with a sound that is murky, hallucinatory, and laced with something deeply unwholesome. Dark folk undertones lurk beneath the blasting.
Forged in Luserna San Giovanni (Turin)'s metal community, this folk metal act channels devastating aggression since 2008. Their compositions channel the spirit of their genre through conviction and craft.
Post-Black Metal outfit rooted in Hordaland, channeling harsh underground intensity since 2016. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Based in Tampere, this avant-garde black metal project has been a fixture of Finland's underground since 2023. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Metalcore act from Amiens in northern France, active since 2023. Their mythological name referencing the sea monster Scylla adds epic scope to modern metalcore from the Picardy region.
Atmospheric black metal project from Bulgaria, active since 2009. Their ethereal approach layers misty, contemplative atmospheres over black metal foundations, creating a uniquely introspective take on the genre.
British black metal project active since 2024. Their corrupted name signals a defiant approach to black metal, emerging fresh from the UK underground.
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