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Old Amoon-Há describe themselves as "extreme 80s metal," weaving ancient Egyptian and occult themes through a sound built on the raw energy of classic heavy metal. Their 2015 demo "Demon One," recorded at Biz Studios in Teresina, introduced a project with a distinctly irreverent streak alongside the mysticism.
Old Audrey's Funeral mine the horror-tinged side of heavy metal in the tradition of King Diamond and Alice Cooper, crafting theatrical, doom-laced songs with narrative weight. Their self-titled debut album — eight tracks released independently on Ash Wednesday 2023 and recorded at Estúdio Maçonaria do Áudio — follows the arc of a damned protagonist from youthful sin through guilt and into an ambiguous death.
A solo raw black metal project launched in 2022 by Billy Grind, Old Bats operates deep in the primitive end of the genre, self-releasing the EP "Primitivo" and a self-titled single through Bandcamp with minimal production and maximum menace. The project is a one-person affair in the truest underground tradition.
Raw black metal/ambient project from Baranovichi, Belarus, emerging in 2022 with lo-fi recordings that alternate between hostile tremolo passages and meditative drone. The project represents a growing current of atmospheric black metal in the Belarusian scene.
German melodic thrash metal band from Cologne, blending harmonic hooks with thrash aggression since 2015. Their primitive name contrasts with the melodic sophistication of their Rhineland thrash.
A deliberately obscure American black metal outfit, Old Cave operate in the shadows with a rawness that feels genuinely ancient rather than performative. Since 2009, their music has suggested isolation and intent in equal measure.
Old Coffin Spirit deal in the slowest and most suffocating end of funeral doom, lacing it with black metal atmospherics to produce a sound steeped in death, darkness, and drifting spirits. Their 2015 debut, Out of the Dark...Into the Light, lays out seven tracks of cavernous, crawling misery, with song titles like "Ancient Soul" and "Nocturnal Fog" telegraphing exactly the mood they're after.
Darlington's Old Corpse Road weaves English folklore and supernatural legend into an elaborate tapestry of black metal, folk instrumentation, and symphonic grandeur. Their concept-driven albums explore the haunted landscapes and ghostly tales of northern England with remarkable atmospheric depth.
Old Crucifix is a black/thrash metal band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2013 and currently signed to Destruktion Records. The band released their debut full-length Demon's Curse in 2017, preceded by the Cult of the Ancient Evil EP (2016) and two demos in 2015.
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