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Atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Kurgan, Russia active since 2015. Wan Skin channels the vast, desolate Siberian steppe into expansive atmospheric black metal.
Wanadi is a raw black metal project from Brazil, formed in 2025. The project made its debut with the demo Marchando Para A Batalha (Marching to Battle), establishing a primitive and belligerent sound typical of the Brazilian underground raw black metal tradition.
Atmospheric black metal band from Halle, Germany formed in 2006, drawing from Scandinavian traditions with modern production standards. Their 2021 album Landlose Ufer features six tracks of immersive, dense atmospheric black metal with German-language compositions exploring nature and Nordic themes, released on a limited run of 300 hand-numbered white vinyl.
Heavy metal band from Olofström, Sweden active since 2015. Wanton delivers classic heavy metal from the Blekinge province of southern Sweden.
Black metal and neofolk project from Suffolk, England active since 2015. Wapentake draws from the Anglo-Saxon heritage of East Anglia, blending raw black metal with neofolk's acoustic intimacy.
Doom and sludge metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland formed in 2021. War Against the Sun channels oppressive heaviness through crushing doom and sludge from the Finnish-Russian border region.
Thrash metal band from Daisbach/Sinsheim, Germany active since 2013. War Agenda delivers aggressive, no-compromise thrash metal fueled by the genre's classic emphasis on speed, precision, and political fury.
Black metal project from Limoges, France emerging in 2024. War Alone channels solitary darkness through black metal from the historic heart of central France.
Black, thrash, and speed metal band from Split, Croatia active since 2014. War Atrocities unleashes a triple assault of extreme speed and darkness from the Dalmatian coast.
Originally an Oakland band on Ripple Music, relocated to Austin in 2020. Two albums of Pentagram and Deep Purple-inspired heavy rock.
Doom and stoner metal band from Genoa, Italy active since 2013. War Cross crafts heavy, groove-laden doom and stoner riffs from the Ligurian coast.
War Curse formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2013, playing old-school thrash metal with a contemporary edge that draws on Bay Area and Teutonic traditions. The band released their debut material through Static Tension Recordings before signing to Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records, under which they released Eradication (2019) and Confession (2023), steadily building a reputation as one of the more consistent acts in the current American thrash underground.
Thrash metal and crossover band from Peterborough, England active since 2015, later incorporating hardcore and punk rock elements. War Dance has evolved from pure crossover thrash into a broader hybrid of aggressive subgenres.
Heavy and speed metal band from Elche, Spain formed in 2018. War Dogs brings the high-octane energy of speed metal fused with heavy metal power from the Valencia region.
Czech industrial metal project from Pilsen active since 2001, blending black metal, industrial, and EBM elements across a deep catalog spanning nearly two decades. Their evolution from early black metal through releases like Věž smrti and Machina Nova to 2025's Vieille Mine traces a journey through harsh electronic experimentation.
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