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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Black metal band from Dallenwil, Switzerland, active since 2001. Over two decades of existence have cemented them as a fixture of the Swiss black metal underground.
Bolzano-based atmospheric black metal project active since 2015, layering ethereal textures and tremolo-picked melodies over blast-driven foundations. Their compositions explore vast emotional terrain through cascading guitars and immersive soundscapes.
Finnish black metal band from Salo, formed in 2024. They deliver cathartic black metal from the southwestern Finnish countryside.
French atmospheric black metal band from Lille, formed in 2016. They craft vampire-themed atmospheric black metal from the capital of northern France.
Trento-based black metal act active since 2001, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Italian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
French black metal band from Le Mans, formed in 2021. They channel a new era of dark black metal from the Sarthe region.
Filth-encrusted raw black metal from Samara, forged in 2022. Intentionally abrasive production values serve as a weapon, wrapping venomous riffs and shrieked vocals in a blanket of corrosive static.
German atmospheric black/death metal and deathcore band from Nuremberg, formed in 2021. They fuse atmospheric extremity with deathcore's crushing breakdowns for a layered, intense sound.
Black metal and punk project from Belgium, formed in 2026. A brand-new act fusing the rawness of black metal with punk's rebellious energy.
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