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German instrumental black metal project whose debut Unaussprechliches Entsetzen, meaning 'unspeakable horror,' arrived in May 2017 with nine tracks of hypnotic, riff-based atmospheric black metal. The cassette version includes a bonus Armagedda cover, connecting their sound to the Scandinavian black metal lineage.
Finnish black metal project active since 2025, whose German name meaning 'vermin' reflects their confrontational artistic stance. Their approach blends black metal with punk influences, creating an abrasive, insect-inspired sonic assault.
Death/black metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2001, active through 2008 on Dynamo Records. Their 2005 self-titled album features ten tracks including "Murderers in the Name of God," "Laid in Ashes," and "Pestilence of the Limbo," with vocalist Arnaldo Asmodeus, drummer Thiago Nogueira, bassist Joel Moncorvo, and guitarists Tony Assis and Daniel.
Ungoliant is a Swedish black metal project named after the primordial spider of Tolkien's legendarium, active since 2011. The project weaves dark, atmospheric black metal from the Scandinavian underground.
Brutal death metal band from Waalwijk, the Netherlands, named after Tolkien's giant spider, active since 2022. Their sound channels the relentless, devouring brutality suggested by their dark fantasy namesake.
Ungoliantha is a symphonic black metal project from Kadiivka, Ukraine, named after Tolkien's primordial spider, whose 2019 debut The Howl in the Waste delivers five tracks of atmospheric Ukrainian black metal including a Lord Belial cover. The project blends raw black metal with symphonic and atmospheric textures.
Berlin-based black metal project founded in 2002 by Bane, crafting haunting melodies and evocative riffs that draw listeners into their enigmatic world of Tendalied. Their recent output includes The Fourfold Descent and Shadows Of The Eclipse, both released in 2025, mixed and mastered by Kolbisurround Studios.
Ungraced is a black/death metal project from Stockholm, Sweden, forging extreme metal with a blackened edge since 2022. The project operates within Stockholm's deep well of death and black metal tradition.
Death and groove metal band from the remote Norwegian town of Hoyanger, active since 2019. Their sound combines death metal's aggression with groove metal's rhythmic power from the depths of the Sognefjord.
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