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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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German death/doom/black metal band from Düsseldorf, formed in 2013. They draw from three pillars of extreme metal for a dense, multifaceted sound.
Sundsvall-based black metal act active since 2019, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Swedish lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Moscow-based black metal act active since 2017, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Vicenza-based avant-garde black metal project active since 2001, pushing the genre's boundaries through unconventional structures, dissonant harmonies, and unexpected instrumental choices. Their restless creativity defies easy categorization within the broader black metal spectrum.
Hard-hitting Heavy Metal from Forney.
Västerås-based doom/groove metal act active since 2009, anchoring their heavy, deliberate compositions in syncopated rhythms that generate both crushing weight and involuntary headbanging. Their sound combines doom's patience with groove metal's physical impact.
Forged in 2010 from Sweden, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.
Solitary depressive black metal emanating from Kropyvnytskyi, formed in 2021. Their recordings strip black metal to its most emotionally exposed core, favoring repetitive, trance-like structures and vocals wracked with despair.
Raduzhny-based black metal and ambient project active since 2024, dissolving the boundaries between extreme metal and dark electronic soundscaping. Their work oscillates between passages of black metal fury and extended ambient meditations.
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