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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Italian blackened epic heavy metal band from Sassari in Sardinia, forging grandiose, darkly majestic compositions since 2016. Their fantasy-inspired approach blends epic heavy metal grandeur with blackened atmospheric intensity.
Finnish doom metal act from Seinajoki, formed in 2022 and channeling crushing, slow-tempo darkness. Their name evokes the aristocratic, ritualistic character of their doom metal approach.
Pittsburgh's Lord Humongous collide black metal's scathing atmosphere with thrash metal's driving aggression, arriving in 2023 with an aptly named wall of filthy energy.
French sludge/doom metal band from Paris, delivering crushing, toxic heaviness since 2014. Named after the road warrior villain, their sound channels apocalyptic menace through suffocating sludge and doom.
French black metal band from Lille, active since 2010 and channeling Norse-influenced darkness. Named after a Viking lord, their sound bridges Nordic black metal traditions with the French underground.
Tampa's Lord Khaos emerged in 2023 drawing from Florida's storied death metal legacy while fusing it with black metal's corrosive atmosphere for a genuinely menacing hybrid.
Polish black metal project from Lubartow, newly formed in 2025 and channeling raw darkness. Their aristocratic name adds a regal dimension to their black metal hostility.
Norwegian doom/black metal band from Krakstad, merging doom's crushing weight with black metal's fury since 2021. Their name channels death-themed darkness through the dual lens of doom and black metal.
Greek death/black metal band from Athens, formed in 2023 and named after a Tolkien villain. Their sound merges death metal's brutality with black metal's atmospheric menace through the lens of dark fantasy.
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