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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Atmospheric black metal band from Le Mans, France formed in 2020. They craft dark, immersive black metal from the Sarthe department.
A product of the Hellenic metal tradition, this Athens-based atmospheric black metal, black metal, and gothic metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2013, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
When Empyrean Grace emerged in 2020 from Nijmegen, they brought with them a sound rooted in atmospheric black metal and black metal — all raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
The Italian city of Cassano delle Murge (Bari) serves as headquarters for this atmospheric black metal and black metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Tula-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2021, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Atmospheric black metal project from Basel, Switzerland, conjuring immersive, textured darkness since 2017. Their evocative name describes their musical mission: to transform brightness into shadow through layers of tremolo-picked atmosphere.
German project that evolved from various styles into atmospheric black metal and ambient, active since 2012. Their name, German for "end" followed by a period, reflects the finality and silence that permeates their atmospheric compositions.
Atmospheric black metal project from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2025, whose name means "endless emptiness" in German. Their evocative moniker captures the vast, desolate soundscapes at the heart of their atmospheric black metal vision.
Exploring the depths of atmospheric black metal and black metal, this Swedish outfit from Dalsland has been refining their craft since 2021. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with ferocious dedication.
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