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Chapter II - Legacy (2021)
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In The Name of Reason (2017)
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Planta de poder (2022)
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Atmospheric black metal band from Chelmsford, England, formed in 2014. They craft immersive, time-themed atmospheric black metal from Essex.
Tucson's Chronovorus merges the cold desolation of black metal with the crawling heaviness of doom, well-suited to the harsh desert landscape surrounding them. Their sound is sparse and suffocating, favoring atmosphere and tempo extremes over riff density.
Barstow, California's Chrysalis blends gothic metal's melancholy atmosphere with progressive metal's structural ambition, creating a dark, cinematic sound. Their music pairs heavy instrumentation with an emotionally expressive, layered approach.
Black metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2018. They craft atmospheric black metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Folk and symphonic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. They blend Greek folk traditions with symphonic metal grandeur.
Death metal band from Camburg in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2010. They channel death metal aggression from the rural Saale Valley.
Death-thrash act from Debrecen, Hungary. Chrysos Calva delivers aggressive extreme metal rooted in the crossover between death and thrash.
Avant-garde black metal project from Innsbruck, Austria, formed in 2017. They push the boundaries of black metal with experimental and unconventional compositional approaches rooted in the avant-garde tradition.
Depressive black metal project from Genk, Belgium, formed in 2019. Their self-titled debut spans seven tracks of anguished, atmospheric black metal across 38 minutes, exploring the bleakest corners of the genre.
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