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Black metal project from Liverpool, active since 2018 and channeling the raw, aggressive end of the genre's spectrum. Their German-language name, translating to "war pig," signals a martial approach to black metal's corrosive intensity.
German thrash metal project formed in 2019, delivering aggressive, war-themed thrash with military-inspired imagery. Their name translating to "war tiger" matches the ferocious, predatory intensity of their sound.
Black metal project from Aachen, formed in 2025 with a name meaning "warmonger" in German. Their sound channels martial aggression through black metal's dark framework.
Bologna, Italy — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2008, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Death metal band from Mulheim an der Ruhr, active since 2015 with a name translating to "shell shock" or "war trembling." Their punishing sound reflects the trauma and devastation evoked by their World War I-era namesake.
Straddling the line between death metal and melodic death metal, this Swedish actfrom Linköping fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2021, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Krifkill is a thrash metal band from Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, formed in 2015. The band's lineup includes Keven on guitar and vocals, Byron on guitar, Madeira on bass, and Fernando on drums. They released the five-track EP State of Despair in June 2016, establishing themselves within the Brazilian underground thrash scene.
Krig is a progressive death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2007 and active across multiple stints since then. The band has released albums including Christ Is Public Enemy #1 and the compilations 7 Years of Brutality and the subsequent 17 Years of Brutality series (Volumes I–III), with the latter two volumes arriving in late 2024. Their music addresses spiritual, political, and societal themes within a technically demanding progressive death framework.
Black metal act from Neuchatel, Switzerland, active since 2014 and forging dark, atmospheric compositions rooted in second-wave traditions. Their sound draws from the frost-bitten landscapes of the Swiss Jura region.
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