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Detroit's The Black Dahlia Murder became one of melodic death metal's most beloved and prolific American acts under the late Trevor Strnad, whose encyclopedic passion for death metal and charismatic personality made him an ambassador for the genre. Their albums, from 'Unhallowed' through 'Verminous,' combined razor-sharp Scandinavian melodic death metal with American hardcore intensity and Strnad's educated, horror-drenched lyricism. Following Strnad's tragic death in 2022, the band has continued his legacy with vocalist Brian Eschbach at the helm, honoring the spirit of a frontman who made death metal genuinely fun and accessible.
The Black Enigma from Novara deliver technical death and thrash metal since 2025. Their Piedmontese base channels mysterious darkness through technically demanding extreme metal.
The Black Goo is a thrash metal/metalcore band from Bremen, Germany, formed in 2022. They fuse thrash metal's speed with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns.
Originally formed in Vancouver in 1993 as the Black Market Babies before adopting their current name in 1998, The Black Halos carved out a reputation as Canada's foremost exponents of gutter punk and glam sleaze in the tradition of the New York Dolls and the Dead Boys. Their self-titled debut and follow-up The Violent Years (2001), both produced by Jack Endino and the latter released on Sub Pop, remain the definitive documents of their snot-nosed, Thunders-influenced sound. After a prolonged hiatus following a van theft that ended an early run, the band reformed in 2016 and released How the Darkness Doubled.
The Black Hounds from Wolverhampton deliver heavy and groove metal with the pack-hunting intensity their lupine name demands since 2015. A decade of compositions from the Black Country channels the region's legendary phantom-hound folklore.
The Black Lodge from Veneto deliver heavy and stoner metal named after the otherworldly realm from Twin Peaks since 2017. Their northeastern Italian base channels David Lynch's red-curtained nightmare through fuzz-drenched compositions.
A power trio formed in Tempe, Arizona, in 2012, The Black Moods built a loyal national audience through relentless touring, sharing stages with Whitesnake, Godsmack, and Robbie Krieger before ever breaking through on radio. Their album Sunshine (2020) produced four singles that charted in the Top 30 of Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and its follow-up Into the Night (2022), produced by Grammy-nominated Johnny K, consolidated their position as a reliable force in contemporary blues-driven hard rock. The trio draws from Led Zeppelin and Foo Fighters without slavish imitation, anchored by guitarist and vocalist Josh Kennedy's gritty delivery.
Blackened thrash "for a desert funeral." Features Zawicizuz, former guitarist on Absu's acclaimed 2009 self-titled album.
Uncompromising Viennese black metal band that emerged from the ashes of the project ABM Syndicate, The Black Order became known for a confrontational stage presence — their early shows reportedly saw brawls and violence. Members Moloch and Mastema were sentenced to jail in 2003; the band reformed roughly sixteen years later, releasing "Supremacy" and "The Executioners of Mankind."
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