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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Black metal project from Essen, Germany, active since 2016. Their occult-inflected name and sound draw on witchcraft traditions, channeling dark ritual into black metal from the Ruhr region.
Born in the vicious underground of Haparanda, this black metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2016. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Stoner/Doom Metal force from Gothenburg, scorching and relentless since 2018. Their work explores the genre's darkest corners through immense heaviness.
Häxänking is a thrash/black/death metal band from Varaždin, Croatia, formed in 2024. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Swiss black metal project formed in 2023. Their occult-tinged approach channels the darkest currents of Alpine black metal through raw, ritualistic compositions.
Hållbar is a melodic death/black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2023. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Black metal band from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2009, whose name means 'scorn' in Norwegian. Across three albums from Facilis Descensus Averni to Conquering Magnificent Halls, they deliver dark, melancholic black metal with infectious melodies and steadfast aggression, mixed at Liquid Aether Audio.
Håndgemeng is a stoner/sludge metal band from Drøbak, Norway, active since 2018 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Drawing from Joensuu's metal heritage, this black metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2011. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
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