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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Finnish black metal project formed in 2024, with a name meaning "moon maiden" or "moon goddess" in Finnish. Their lunar mythology informs atmospheric, celestially tinged black metal.
Death metal/grindcore band from Vaasa in Ostrobothnia, formed in 2023 with a Finnish name meaning "nausea" or "disgust." Their revolting theme channels visceral revulsion through punishing extreme metal.
Death metal/crust band from Ceske Budejovice, active since 2016 with releases including the album Propast and appearances on South Bohemian compilations. Their Swahili-named project merges death metal's brutality with crust punk's raw energy.
Finnish black metal project formed in 2022, channeling dark, atmospheric compositions from the underground. Their enigmatic name adds mystical obscurity to their sound.
A product of the birthplace of black metal, this Oslo-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2022, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Black/death metal band from Athens, formed in 2021 and operating at the violent intersection of both genres. Their sound channels the combined ferocity of black and death metal through a modern Greek underground perspective.
The Lithuanian city of Zarasai serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Part of the frozen north that birthed an entire genre, this act channels black metal and viking metal with a focus on Norse-themed compositions blending folk melody with extreme metal power. Formed in 2020, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Solo black speed metal project by J. Bjornfot from Kalix in Sweden's far north, incorporating pagan and Viking metal influences. Signed to Metal Blade Records, releases The Funeral Pyre, The Great Below, and 2024's The Formless Fires showcase evolved symphonic composition alongside aggressive Scandinavian metal traditions.
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