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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Parisian blackened doom and death metal project formed in 2020, drawing from a wide spectrum of extreme metal influences including Bathory, Darkspace, and Amon Amarth. Their releases Abyssal Realms and Rulers and Abismal Satyricon blend black, death, and doom metal with pagan and folk elements into a dark, expansive sound.
Vilyuchinsk-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act, active since 2021 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Death metal/grindcore/deathcore band from Tuttlingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2024 and delivering a triple-threat of extreme metal subgenres. Their provocative Swabian dialect name signals an irreverent approach to brutal music.
Madrid black metal project active since 2005, delivering two decades of dark, aggressive compositions from Spain's capital. Their longevity makes them one of the oldest surviving black metal acts in the Madrid underground.
Death/thrash metal project from Finland, formed in 2017 with a Finnish name meaning "hot ones." Their sound delivers the searing heat implied by their name through aggressive death-thrash compositions.
Experimental black metal project from Finland, active since 2016 with a Finnish name meaning "moonlit bridge gate." Their unconventional approach pushes black metal into mystical, atmospheric territory.
The Latvian city of Riga serves as headquarters for this folk metal operation, whose arsenal includes celebratory drinking-song energy fused with genuine heaviness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Atmospheric black metal project from Laitila in southwestern Finland, formed in 2022 with a Finnish name meaning "spruce swamp." Their sound channels the dark, waterlogged forests of western Finland into immersive black metal.
Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels black metal and raw black metal with a focus on tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Formed in 2022, based in Moscow, raw production values serve the music's unvarnished intensity.
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