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Tyrol, AT · 2015–present · active
Blackened speed metal outfit from the Tyrol region of Austria, active since 2015. They fuse the raw velocity of speed metal with black metal's cold, venomous edge.
Mantua, IT · 2024–present · active
Death metal outfit from Mantua, formed in 2024. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.
Hulekvill, SE · 2011–present · active
Hulekvill-based black metal and ambient project active since 2011, dissolving the boundaries between extreme metal and dark electronic soundscaping. Their work oscillates between passages of black metal fury and extended ambient meditations.
Athens, GR · 2013–present · active
Athens-based melodic black metal project active since 2013, tempering raw aggression with sweeping arrangements and harmonized guitar leads. Their approach balances the genre's inherent hostility with moments of dark grandeur.
Minsk, BY · 2012–present · active
Black metal and ambient project from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2012. They merge the cold aggression of black metal with atmospheric ambient passages.
Bordeaux, FR · active
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Krasnoyarsk, RU · 2023–present · active
Krasnoyarsk-based depressive black metal project active since 2023, channeling anguish and isolation through raw, lo-fi compositions drenched in misery. Their sound wallows in slow-to-mid-tempo passages of bleak introspection punctuated by agonized shrieks.
Peterborough, GB · 2024–present · active
Blackened death metal band from Peterborough, formed in 2024, prioritizing memorable riffs and a meaty old-school sound over technical flash. Their 2025 debut EP Empowered By Hatred delivers seven tracks of raw, groove-laced extremity with thrash influences and black metal vocals.
Osnabrück, DE · 2016–present · active
German blackened sludge/doom metal trio from Osnabrück, formed in 2016. Their self-described sound combines slow, devastating doom with blackened intensity, earning praise for its bleak, emotional heaviness across releases like their 2020 self-titled debut.

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