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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Drammen-based black metal act, active since 2003 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in Norway's storied extreme metal lineage, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
When Koldharbor emerged in 2018 from Bø, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Black metal project from the Vendee department of western France, active since 2016 with a Scandinavian-influenced name meaning "cold crypt." Their Nordic-inspired aesthetic channels frozen darkness from the Atlantic coast.
Ukrainian black metal project active since 2021. Their name, meaning 'sorcery' in Slavic, channels the mystical and occult through black metal.
Raw black metal project from Switzerland, active since 2013 and channeling lo-fi, uncompromising black metal in the tradition of the genre's most primitive expressions. Their stripped-down approach prioritizes atmosphere and aggression over production polish.
Death/thrash metal band with groove influences from the historic Viking city of Roskilde, formed in 2016. Their disease-inspired name matches the infectious, spreading aggression of their multi-genre approach.
Death/groove metal band from Bielefeld in Westphalia, formed in 2019 and pairing death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their sound draws power from the collision of two heavy metal traditions.
Heavy metal band from Soria in Castile and Leon, formed in 2018 and delivering traditional metal from one of Spain's smallest provincial capitals. Their Scandinavian-styled name adds a Nordic edge to their Iberian metal.
Death metal band from Nantes in western France, active since 2015 and delivering a decade of brutal compositions from the Loire estuary. Their collision-themed name captures the impact force of their death metal.
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