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Oldlands is a one-man black metal project helmed entirely by Vox Morbidus, drawing deeply on the raw, stripped-down aesthetics of 1980s and 1990s European black metal. After releasing the full-length Source of Eternal Darkness in 2019, the project matured with Oldmaster in 2023, a record structured like a vinyl side A/B split that pairs guttural and high-pitched vocals with keyboards and acoustic passages.
Toulouse veterans Oldskull have been grinding out uncompromising death metal since the early 1990s, making them one of the longest-running underground acts in southern France. Their sledgehammer riffing and guttural vocal delivery recall the stripped-down brutality of early Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation.
Bjelovar doom metal act from Croatia's northern interior, active since 2013. Over a decade they have cultivated a deliberately slow, suffocatingly heavy doom sound from a region better known for agriculture than extreme music.
Helsinki avant-garde/progressive metal project active since 2012, pushing metal into unconventional sonic territory. Their output resists genre classification, combining experimental composition with heavy instrumentation in unpredictable ways.
Austrian death/black/gothic metal band from Linz, merging three dark genres since 2018. Their approach blends death metal's brutality, black metal's atmosphere, and gothic metal's romanticism.
Operating under the Oliferne banner from Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, this solo project weaves mid-paced black metal with a contemplative, almost meditative quality. The compositions favor drawn-out tremolo passages and hypnotic repetition over blast-beat fury.
Danish heavy metal/hard rock artist from Copenhagen, crafting classic metal anthems since 2011. Their solo project approach brings focused, personal vision to traditional heavy metal and hard rock.
London's Olivia Neutered John — named with characteristically British dark humor — delivers a grinding assault of death metal and grindcore. Their short, sharp bursts of violence combine guttural brutality with punk-inflected speed and chaotic energy.
Louisiana's Olivia Tree Darkness blend black metal's corrosive cold with ambient drift, conjuring something atmospheric and deeply unsettling. Formed in 2022, their music feels less like performance and more like ritual — dark, searching, and rooted in the bayou's own gothic mystery.
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