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Black metal project from Toulon, France, launched in 2021 with releases including "I Hate Therefore I Am" and "Wake Up." The project channels raw, misanthropic black metal aggression in a stripped-down format.
Parisian death/thrash metal band formed in 2008, fusing the precision of death metal with the velocity and riff-driven attack of thrash. Their sound sits at the aggressive intersection of both genres within France's active extreme metal community.
Krists Død is a black metal band from Curitiba, Brazil, formed in 2023. The band released the single "Symfonía Tou Sataná" in 2023, signaling their entry into the extreme underground.
Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Russian actfrom Koryazhma fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2008, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Melodic death/power/folk metal band from Salamanca, active since 2007 and blending three distinct styles across nearly two decades. Their multi-genre approach weaves folk melodies and power metal grandeur into a melodic death metal framework.
Kriver was a metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, active from 2009 to 2014. Beginning with a heavy metal and hard rock approach, the band evolved toward progressive metal over three EPs, culminating in "Foresight" (2014), a four-track release praised for its blend of heavy riffs, intricate melodies, and atmospheric songwriting. The lineup included Rafael Gorga (vocals), Bruno Oliveira and Marcelo Neves (guitars), Guilherme Cordasso (bass), and Ricardo Lira (drums).
When Krivzha emerged in 2022 from Perm, 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.
Omaha, Nebraska black metal act Kriyul surfaced in 2024 from the flatlands, adding a voice to a region with more underground metal activity than its profile might suggest. Raw and newly hatched, their music carries the edge of a project with nothing yet to prove and everything to say.
Grindcore band from Samobor near Zagreb, active since 2010 with releases including Grind World Order and Psalms of the Eater God. Their approach delivers the short, frenzied bursts of grinding extremity that define the genre.
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