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Pagan black metal band from Alexandreia in northern Greece, active since 2013. They channel Celtic and pagan themes through atmospheric black metal from the Macedonian region.
Pagan black metal band from the Bremen/Delmenhorst area, Germany, formed in 2016. They channel Celtic themes and nature worship through raw, atmospheric black metal.
Celtic Frost formed in Zürich, Switzerland in June 1984 when guitarist Thomas Gabriel Fischer and bassist Martin Eric Ain dissolved their previous band Hellhammer and rebuilt with more ambitious musical goals. Their first two records, Morbid Tales (1984) and To Mega Therion (1985), were foundational texts for extreme metal, directly influencing the development of black, death, and doom metal. After a long hiatus, the band reformed and released the critically acclaimed Monotheist in 2006 before disbanding permanently in 2008 when Fischer departed to form Triptykon.
Black speed metal act from Oslo, active since 2006. Celtic Moon fuses Celtic themes with raw black-speed metal from the Norwegian capital.
Raw black metal band from Vigo, Spain, emerging in 2026. They channel Celtic and pagan themes through primitive, stripped-down black metal from Galicia.
Black metal project from Marl, Germany, active since 2006. They craft atmospheric black metal infused with Celtic and nature themes over nearly two decades of activity.
Atmospheric gothic doom-black metal band from Patras, Greece, formed in 2015. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres through a fusion of doom, black, and gothic metal from the Peloponnese.
Symphonic black metal project from Tomsk, Siberia, formed in 2020. Cemeterial blends orchestral darkness with black metal from the old Siberian university city.
Black metal project from Uppsala, formed in 2018. Cemeterius channels dark, atmospheric black metal from the historic Swedish university city.
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