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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Black metal project from Arco in Italy's Trentino region, active since 2015. The project channels black metal from the Alpine town near Lake Garda.
Symphonic black metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2018. Their Latin name, meaning 'horrible reign,' accompanies orchestral black metal from Russia's Baltic exclave.
Black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2025. The project delivers black metal from the Russian capital.
Thrash/death metal band from Caserta near Naples, Italy, active since 2014. Their Latin name, meaning 'kingdom of wrath,' accompanies aggressive extreme metal from the Campanian plains.
Black/death metal band from Lenzing, Upper Austria, formed in July 2014 — the name translates to 'Kingdom of Noricum,' the ancient Celtic kingdom of modern Austria. Their music fuses melodic black and death metal riffing with lyrical themes of Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire, spirituality, and ritual warfare, across albums Norici Erbo (2017) and Lost Legacy (2025).
Regnvm Animale is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2014. Their music weaves chilling atmospheres, evocative melodies, and punk-inspired energy, with releases like 'Farsot/Vanmakt' addressing themes of societal and environmental collapse.
Death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2017. Their approach channels death metal from Greece's second city.
Glasgow brutal death metal institution whose album 'Kingdoms of Derision' stands as a landmark of Scottish extremity. Members later contributed to Man Must Die, cementing Regorge's legacy within Scotland's thriving death metal ecosystem.
Vilnius death metal act formed in 2021, delivering brutal extremity from Lithuania's capital. Their punishing approach channels the weight of old-school death metal traditions.
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