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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Oslo raw black metal act formed in 2023, the latest entry in the Norwegian capital's storied black metal lineage. Their plague-evoking name and raw sonic approach honor the genre's primal Norwegian roots while adding fresh hostility.
A solo project by multi-instrumentalist Danilo Rakkaus, Ormsdóttir debuted in early 2024 with the three-song EP Children of Sin, drawing from classic Black Sabbath-style doom while threading in stoner and depressive textures. The tracks range from driving, energetic riffs to slow, heavy passages, making a compelling first statement for a one-person outfit with a clear ear for contrasting moods.
Colorado's Ormstunga — taking their name from Old Norse for "serpent tongue" — pair symphonic orchestration with ferocious black metal, building music that is simultaneously grandiose and venomous. Their dramatic approach has more in common with Scandinavian theater-black than the American underground.
Marseille's Ormyst fuses progressive metal's intricate time signatures with symphonic metal's orchestral sweep, resulting in ambitious compositions that shift between technical passages and cinematic grandeur. Their dual emphasis on complexity and melody sets them apart in the southern French metal scene.
Sterling, Virginia's Orna Annon have carried the Viking metal banner through the American mid-Atlantic underground since 2004, drawing on Norse myth and pagan imagery for music that is sweeping, martial, and steeped in lore. Longevity has only deepened their dedication to the tradition.
Black metal project from Friesland, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. The project delivers black metal from the Frisian region of the northern Netherlands.
Black metal project from Östersund in northern Sweden, formed in 2020. Named after a demon from the Testament of Solomon, the project channels cold, occult black metal from the Jämtland mountains.
Nuremberg groove/heavy metal act formed in 2022, pairing rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal hooks. Franconia's metal scene tends toward extremity, making their groove-focused approach a distinctive presence in the region.
Ornæmental Shine is a black metal project from Mexico, formed around 2021 and signed to I, Voidhanger Records. The band released their debut full-length Deima Panikon in 2022, a dissonant and avant-garde black metal record exploring esoteric and mystical themes.
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