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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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Chicago's Unapproachable Light arrived in 2021 with a black metal sound that leans into coldness and distance — the kind of music that feels suited to an empty city street at 3am. The name carries weight: this is not welcoming territory.
Regensburg-based metal project combining harsh black metal, sharp thrash, stomping death metal, and crushing doom into a single relentless assault. Their 2025 Demo MMXXV, released through Breaking The Chains Records, delivers four tracks reflecting the bravery of going into battle without protective armor.
Groove and stoner metal band from the Kujawy-Pomerania region of Poland, active since 2022. Their sound combines groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with stoner metal's fuzzy warmth.
Metalcore band from Vigo in Galicia, Spain, bringing intense breakdowns and aggressive energy to the northwestern Spanish metal scene since 2023. Their sound channels metalcore's characteristic blend of hardcore aggression with metal's technical precision.
Melodic death and thrash metal band from Hoogeveen in the northern Netherlands, active since 2019. Their sound bridges the melodic richness of Scandinavian death metal with thrash's relentless speed.
Spanish black metal project active since 2016, channeling raw extremity and atmospheric darkness. Their work embraces the underground ethos of black metal while bringing a distinctly Iberian character to the genre.
Viennese black metal project whose name translates to 'unease' in German, channeling discomfort into abrasive extremity since 2018. Their discography includes the albums Mondsucht and Der Herr Bszszszt geht durch das Land, blending raw black metal with unconventional artistic sensibilities.
Depressive black and doom metal project from Trondheim, Norway, active since 1988 and among the oldest extreme metal acts in the country. Their pioneering blend of depressive black metal with doom predates the formal codification of the DSBM subgenre.
Black metal project from Nottingham, England, active since 2020 and operating within the East Midlands metal underground. Their sound channels black metal's atmospheric intensity through a distinctly English approach.
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