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Outer Space (2024)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Raw black metal project from Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany active since 2014. Wolfsblut channels the dark atmosphere of the Lake Constance region into uncompromising raw black metal.
Black metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany active since 2011. Wolfshammer brings cold, forceful black metal from the north German lowlands with an emphasis on aggressive intensity.
Black metal project from Berlin, Germany formed in 2014. Wolfshauch, meaning "wolf's breath," delivers atmospheric black metal from the German capital with a focus on feral darkness.
Heavy and doom metal band from Oulu, Finland active since 2015. Wolfshead merges the anthemic power of heavy metal with doom's crushing weight from the largest city in northern Finland.
Heavy metal band from Tilburg, Netherlands active since 2010. Wolfsheart delivers classic heavy metal from the North Brabant city known for hosting the Roadburn festival.
Wolfskin is a thrash metal band from Mexico City, active since 2010 and named after the ulfhednars — Norse berserkers who wore wolf pelts into battle — reflecting themes of mythology and war. The band released their debut album Rise of the Lords in 2010 and followed it with the Succubus Demos collection in 2022. They remain active and unsigned, with a lineup featuring members who have also played in Wrecker, Naastrand, and Koimetirion.
Heavy and melodic death metal band from the island of Rügen, Germany formed in 2017. Wolfskommando blends the power of heavy metal with melodic death metal's harmonic aggression from the Baltic coast.
Wolfskrieg is a Brazilian black metal band from Rio de Janeiro that has pursued a raw, old-school warfront metal sound since forming around 2010. The band has documented releases including "Cold March," available through Discogs, and maintains an active presence in the underground Brazilian black metal scene.
Atmospheric black metal project from Tartu, Estonia active since 2013. Wolfskrone draws from Estonia's ancient forests and pagan heritage to craft expansive atmospheric black metal.
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