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Melodic black metal project from Lublin, Poland, active since 2016. Their sound blends melody with the raw intensity of Polish black metal, drawing from the eastern Polish underground.
Thrash, heavy metal, and hard rock band from Carmona in Andalusia, Spain, blending the aggression of thrash with classic heavy metal and hard rock since 2014. Their southern Spanish roots bring a distinctive energy to their riff-driven metal sound.
Fresh out of Indiana as of 2024, Ulcerated Blastula hit the ground running with a grindcore and thrash hybrid that favors velocity and blunt force over nuance. Short, hostile, and relentless — exactly what the name suggests.
Death metal band from Pordenone in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, active since 2013. Their sound channels death metal's core brutality from northeastern Italy's border region.
Hungarian black metal project active since 2016, channeling the genre's atmospheric darkness from the Hungarian underground. Their sound draws from the broader Central European black metal tradition.
Black metal project from France's Grand Est region, emerging in 2025 with a sound that incorporates synthesizer elements into raw black metal. Their approach blends atmospheric synth textures with the aggression of traditional black metal.
Black metal project spanning Normandy and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France, named after the legendary Viking-age sword inscription, active since 2020. Their Norse-referencing name and dual-region origins evoke the historical Viking presence in Normandy through black metal.
Ulfberth is a seven-piece sludge/post-metal ensemble from Porto, Portugal, navigating between heavy landscapes of distortion and melody. Their album Process of Clarity was recorded at Adrift Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Ulfdallir is a Moscow-based melodic death metal band formed in December 2014, drawing heavily on Norse mythology and Viking themes across releases like Ulfhedinn and Fenrir's Wrath. Their sound marries melodic death metal with folk metal elements inspired by sagas of Odin, Fenrir, and the Einherjar.
Scottish metal project active since 2021, named after the Old Norse wolf-warrior berserkers. Their varied stylistic approach reflects the wild, untamed spirit of their berserker namesake within Scotland's growing metal scene.
Madrid-based metal act blending viking metal, power metal, and melodic death metal into an epic warrior-themed sound since 2016. Their releases Einherjar and Winter Tales channel Norse mythology through a Spanish perspective, combining death metal aggression with power metal grandeur.
Ulfven is a melodic doom/death metal band from Harnosand, Sweden, drawing deep inspiration from Scandinavian nature and folklore. Their albums Bland aska och sten and Folklore channel the dark beauty of the Swedish landscape into melody-driven doom death.
A solo atmospheric black metal project based in Bend, Oregon, Ulg emerged in 2024 with an approach rooted in desolate landscapes and wintry introspection. The high desert of central Oregon makes for an apt backdrop to this kind of windswept, reverb-drenched darkness.
Black metal project from Pau in southwestern France, active since 2020 and channeling darkness from the foothills of the Pyrenees. Their geographic position between France and Spain lends a unique character to their black metal output.
English stoner, doom, and folk metal hybrid active since 2020, blending the heaviness of doom with folk instrumentation and stoner rock's fuzzy warmth. Their eclectic approach creates a distinctly English take on the intersection of folk tradition and heavy metal.
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