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Different Planet (2019)
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Revenge On Society (1998)
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Doomed (2014)
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Rock Springs, Wyoming black metal project Cimejes conjure bleak, isolated darkness that fits the desolate high plains landscape of their home state. Their recordings favor raw production and grim atmosphere over accessibility.
Folk and heavy metal band from Valasske Mezirici in Moravian Wallachia, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. They blend traditional folk elements with heavy metal, drawing from the rich cultural heritage of their region.
Atmospheric black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their name meaning cemetery in French, Cimetiere craft graveyard-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They channel oppressive doom atmospheres from the Finnish capital.
Death metal band from Tavernerio near Como, formed in 2023. Cimitero — Italian for 'cemetery' — deals in morbid, old-school death metal from the Lombardy foothills.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania folk/heavy metal band Cimmerian draw on ancient mythology and pagan tradition to craft melodic, epic metal with a raw folk undercurrent. Their sound evokes the savage world of the Hyborian Age that inspired their name.
New Lenox, Illinois death/progressive metal act Cimmerian build technically demanding compositions that push death metal heaviness through intricate progressive structures. Their writing is dense and ambitious, rewarding repeated listens.
Stockholm black/death metal project formed in 2022, merging atmospheric intensity with guttural extremity. Their fusion of both genres creates a sound rooted in darkness and aggression.
Blackened death-thrash act from the small Overijssel town of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, formed in 2019. Cimmerii — named after the mythical people dwelling in eternal darkness — blends extreme subgenres from rural eastern Netherlands.
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