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Porto, PT · 2016–present · active
Porto-based black metal act active since 2016, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Portuguese lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Budapest, HU · 2020–present · active
Budapest-based doom/sludge outfit active since 2020, dragging their compositions through a swamp of distortion, feedback, and crushing tempos. Their sound sits at the punishing intersection where doom metal's patience meets sludge's confrontational aggression.
Szklarska Poręba, PL · 2020–present · active
Death metal outfit from Szklarska Poręba, formed in 2020. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.
Gothenburg, SE · 2014–present · active
Black metal project from Gothenburg, emerging in 2014. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Swedish origins.
Upper Austria, AT · 2015–present · active
Raw black metal and punk band from Upper Austria, active since 2015, with releases including "Urkraft" and "Wo draht da Weg?" on underground labels Tour de Garde and Avant! Records. Their splits with Calvary and Häxenzijrkell mark them as a fixture of the Austrian raw black metal underground.
Brussels, BE · 2023–present · active
Atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Brussels, Belgium, revealed to be the work of prolific Belgian artist Deha. Their 2023 debut "A Thousand Ways to End it All" fuses mid-tempo black metal with ambient passages and medieval undertones across two 21-minute movements.
Edinburgh, GB · 2014–present · active
Edinburgh-based atmospheric black metal and ambient project weaving cinematic, orchestral arrangements into melancholic black metal since 2014. The project's downtempo and ambient passages create vast emotional landscapes that complement its more extreme moments.
Glasgow, GB · 2023–present · active
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Glasgow, active since 2023. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Bergerac, FR · 2019–present · active
Short-lived solo post-black metal project from Bergerac in the Dordogne, founded by W.A.L in May 2019 and dissolved a year later. In that brief span, three albums emerged including Dreams About Ghosts and L'Etoile Filante, blending black metal rawness with atmospheric and experimental textures.

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