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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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A product of Romania's Carpathian-tinged metal underground, this Timișoara-based black metal and post-metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2013, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Post-black metal project from Munich, active since 2014 and blending black metal's harsh foundations with atmospheric, introspective songwriting. Their decade of output has established them as a fixture of the Bavarian post-black metal scene.
Kultist is a black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 and known for their conceptual approach rooted in the cosmic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Their 2019 debut album The Black Goat — featuring vocalist Dan Pacheco alongside a rhythm section of Yasmin Amaral (guitar), Karine Campanille (bass), and Letícia Figueiredo (drums) — weaves each of its eight tracks around a specific Lovecraftian entity.
Boston experimental stoner metal outfit Kultivator has been cultivating a psychedelic, boundary-pushing take on heavy music since 2016. Their willingness to fold in noise, drone, and unconventional texture into the stoner metal template reflects the city's tradition of intellectually restless heavy music.
Black metal band from Kolding in southern Denmark, formed in 2015 and channeling raw, aggressive compositions. Their Danish name meaning "cult leather" evokes ritualistic, primitive imagery matching their dark aesthetic.
Cagliari, Italy — atmospheric black metal and black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2005, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Moscow sludge and post-metal band blending dark hardcore, neocrust, and screamo elements, active since 2013. Their 2017 album Смирение (Humility) was recorded at Pentagram House studio in Moscow and released through Towner Records, delivering five tracks of aggressive, atmospheric post-metal.
Black metal band from Naestved on the Danish island of Zealand, active since 2014 and delivering cold, atmospheric black metal. Their decade of output represents a consistent presence in the Danish black metal underground.
Groove/death metal band from Kassel in Hesse, active since 2009 and delivering heavy, rhythmically driven compositions for over fifteen years. Their Japanese-named project pairs groove metal's crushing weight with death metal's aggression.
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