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Vienna, AT · 2024–present · active
Atmospheric black metal solo project from Vienna by musician S.P. (known from Lebenssucht, Détresse, and ex-Svarta), blending depressive and soothing soundscapes with raw black metal intensity. Their 2024 self-titled debut explores mortality and the cycle of life and death across six immersive chapters.
Yekaterinburg, RU · 2015–present · active
Atmospheric black metal band from Yekaterinburg in Russia's Ural Mountains, active since 2015. Their German name — "ice flames" — captures their frozen, atmospheric approach from the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia.
Yekaterinburg, RU · 2012–present · active
The Russian city of Yekaterinburg serves as headquarters for this atmospheric black metal and black metal operation, whose arsenal includes second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Copenhagen, DK · 2010–present · active
Atmospheric black metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, channeling Norse mythology through immersive, textured compositions since 2010. Named after the hall of the dead in Norse cosmology, their sound carries the weight of Viking-age darkness.
Biscay, ES · 1998–present · active
Epic and atmospheric black metal project from Biscay in the Basque Country, Spain, one of the country's elder statesmen with roots going back to 1998. Their extensive catalog spans ambient, dungeon synth, and atmospheric black metal, creating vast, Tolkien-inspired soundscapes from the Basque coast.
Centre-Val de Loire, FR · 2022–present · active
Atmospheric black metal project from Centre-Val de Loire, France formed in 2022. They craft immersive black metal from the heart of the French countryside.
FR · 2024–present · active
Atmospheric black metal project from France launched in 2024. They deliver layered, contemplative black metal atmospheres.
Gothenburg, SE · 2017–present · active
A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Gothenburg-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act channels raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Active since 2017, lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
DE · 2024–present · active
Atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, crafting immersive, emotionally charged compositions. Their evocative name captures the enveloping, sorrowful character of their atmospheric black metal vision.

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