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Black metal band from Amersfoort, the Netherlands, active since 2011 with over a decade of underground activity. Their sound reflects the Dutch black metal tradition of atmospheric intensity.
Doom and death metal project from the UK, active since 2020 and evoking spectral heaviness through their ghostly moniker. Their sound channels the morbid atmosphere of death-doom through compositions steeped in decay and shadow.
Black metal project from the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, crafting atmospheric darkness since 2020. Their sound draws from the wellspring of German black metal tradition while carving out a distinct identity within the genre.
USUA is a depressive suicidal black metal solo project from Balikesir, Turkey, created by multi-instrumentalist Putscythe, whose project name stands for 'Until Suicide's Usefulness Ascends.' The project delivers DSBM through releases including the self-titled album and i will never forget.
Death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2004 and among the longest-running extreme metal acts in the country. Their two-decade presence has solidified their role as veterans of the Croatian death metal underground.
Finnish black metal project active since 2022, named after the Sumerian dragon deity, channeling ancient Mesopotamian mythology through extreme metal. Their mythological framework brings a distinctive thematic depth to their black metal explorations.
Viennese black and doom metal act weaving oppressive atmospheres across releases including Atonement, Spear of Psychosis, and Beheading Pathos. Formed in 2018, the project combines the bleakness of doom with black metal's aggression into a dense, punishing sound.
Long-running thrash metal act from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, delivering high-speed aggression since the year 2000. Over two decades of activity, they have maintained a commitment to the relentless energy and riff-driven fury that defines thrash metal.
Usurpress is a death/sludge metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, blending death metal's ferocity with sludge's crushing weight. The band is one of Uppsala's notable contributions to Sweden's extreme metal landscape.
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