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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Västerås black metal act with roots stretching back to 2002, representing one of central Sweden's longest-running extreme metal presences. Their two decades of atmospheric darkness speak to unwavering dedication.
Nazka is a thrash metal band from Lekeitio on the Basque coast, formed in 2024. The band brings seaside thrash fury to the Bay of Biscay fishing village.
Nazka Iguin is a melodic black metal project from Hendaye on the French-Spanish border, formed in 2024. The band brings a melodic edge to black metal, drawing on the unique cultural crossroads of the Basque Country.
Nazrak is a black metal act from Chambéry, France, formed in 2016. Their music channels the cold atmosphere and aggression of black metal from the Alpine foothills of the French Savoy region.
Kalmar raw black metal act formed in 2018, channeling primal aggression from the Baltic Sea coast of southeastern Sweden. Their lo-fi approach embraces the harshness of raw black metal.
Našta is a raw black metal project from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2013. They deliver stripped-down, lo-fi extremity from the Lithuanian capital.
Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 by vocalist Xenoyr and bassist Adam Cooper, Ne Obliviscaris are a progressive metal band whose distinctive lineup includes electric violin alongside two guitars, bass, drums, and two vocalists. Their debut Portal of I (2012) was followed by Citadel (2014), Urn (2017), and Exul (2023), each drawing on extreme metal, progressive rock, classical music, and jazz in combinations that defy easy genre classification. They are widely regarded as one of the most ambitious and technically accomplished metal bands to emerge from Australia.
Nea Selini is a one-man post-black metal project created by Japanese musician Yota Yajima in Paris, blending coldness and lyricism into contemplative, introspective soundscapes. Across releases like Crime et Châtiment and La scène de mes rêveries, the project explores emotional landscapes of solitude through atmospheric post-black metal.
Nea-Truilliadh is a black metal project from Scotland, formed in 2025. The Gaelic-named act brings black metal darkness to the Scottish underground.
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