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Outer Space (2024)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Black metal solo project from Bitburg, Germany active since 2014, created by Nocturnus. Their 2014 split with Nebelschwaden, limited to fifty hand-numbered copies, showcases atmospheric black metal through extended compositions exploring melancholy and bleakness.
Boston's Wolfsmyth channel the classic spirit of heavy metal with the directness and energy that made the genre compelling in the first place. Formed in 2018, they draw from the traditional well — muscular riffs, anthemic structures, and a sound that doesn't chase trends. They're a testament to the enduring vitality of no-frills heavy metal in New England.
Wolfsoul is a Brazilian raw black metal project spanning Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais that has operated under the banner of pitch-black minimalism since its formation. The project later adopted the name Illumination of Moon and released the demo "Rites of Värcolac" through the Dirae Tenebrae label, channeling primitive, lo-fi black metal aesthetics rooted in lycanthropic and occult themes.
Black metal band from Rijeka, Croatia emerging in 2024. Wolfspawn channels raw black metal from the port city on the Kvarner Gulf.
Black metal project from Germany active since 2011. Wolfspirit channels the primal spirit of the wolf through raw black metal steeped in nature worship and Germanic atmosphere.
Black metal project from Baden-Württemberg, Germany active since 2011. Wolfsrune draws from the forests and folklore of southwestern Germany to craft atmospheric black metal with a pagan edge.
Black metal project from Thuringia, Germany. Wolfsschrei, meaning "wolf's cry," delivers raw black metal from the forested heartland of central Germany.
Sludge, doom metal, and experimental band from Hesse, Germany formed in 2022. Wolfsschrotter pushes beyond conventional sludge and doom boundaries with experimental textures and unconventional song structures.
Black metal project from Pfinztal, Germany formed in 2016. Wolfsthron forges cold, uncompromising black metal from the northern edge of the Black Forest region.
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