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Oldenburg, DE · 2014–present · active
Ingurgitating Oblivion is an avant-garde/technical death metal band from Oldenburg, Germany, active since 2014, known for their labyrinthine compositions that defy conventional death metal structure. The band channels the spirit of extreme musical experimentation through technically demanding, dissonant compositions from the north German lowlands.
Moscow, RU · 2017–present · active
Inner Dawn Foundation is a avant-garde/sludge/doom metal act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2017 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Samara, RU · 2025–present · active
Insane Dead is a avant-garde death metal band from Samara, Russia, active since 2025 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Nantes, FR · 2014–present · active
Nantes-based act active since 2014, evolving from early avant-garde death metal into later industrial hip-hop and hardcore territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects a restless experimental spirit.
Krasnoyarsk, RU · 2021–present · active
Isgherurd Morth is a avant-garde/progressive black metal project from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, active since 2021 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Samobor, HR · 2017–present · active
Johann Wolfgang Pozoj is an experimental metal project from Zagreb, Croatia, whose name playfully references Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Their albums Birth of Pozoj and Escape of Pozoj explore avant-garde territory within the Croatian underground metal scene.
Soriano nel Cimino, IT · 2009–present · active
Rising from Soriano nel Cimino (Viterbo)'s metal underground, this Italian act forges Avant-garde Metal and Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Vienna, AT · 2019–present · active
Vienna-based project fusing black metal aggression with digital hardcore and deconstructed club beats, exploring themes of existentialism, trauma, and hedonism. Their albums Serotonin and NorAdrenalin pair distorted guitars with deep electronic lows in a style the project dubs "horny existentialism."
EE · 2017–present · active
Avant-garde/progressive thrash metal and spoken word project from Estonia, formed in 2017 with a name meaning "potato" in Estonian. Their boundary-pushing approach merges thrash aggression with experimental spoken word and progressive structures.

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