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Cerphas is a Tulsa, Oklahoma band operating in the bleak intersection of black metal and doom, constructing oppressive, slow-burning material steeped in darkness and desolation. Their sound prioritizes atmosphere and weight over speed.
Black metal band from the Aveyron/Beziers area of southern France, formed in 2020. They channel certain death themes through raw black metal from the Occitan region.
Melodic death metal band from Germany, formed in 2020. They blend the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian-style death metal with crushing aggression.
Certain Death is a thrash metal band from Newberg, Oregon, delivering straightforward, aggressive thrash informed by the classic American underground of the 1980s. Their no-frills approach centers on tight riffing and punishing tempos.
Death metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2021. Their releases including 'Profane Chants Of The Forsaken' deliver straightforward, no-frills death metal from the Bulgarian capital.
Doom and gothic metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2014. They weave melancholic atmospheres and heavy, slow-burning riffs through a darkly romantic lens.
Cerulean is a Tucson-area act blending black and death metal into a harsh, extreme sound that draws from both genres' most punishing tendencies. Their material combines blackened dissonance with death metal brutality.
Cerulean Dawn is a New England black metal project cultivating an atmospheric and melodic style rooted in the cold, desolate tradition of Nordic and ambient black metal. Their output emphasizes mood and texture alongside raw metallic aggression.
Groove metal and metalcore act from Poland, formed in 2026. Cervesia represents the newest generation of Polish heavy music.
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