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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Gothic black metal artist from Biella, Italy, formed in 2002 by the former vocalist of Opera IX. Cadaveria has built a distinctive solo career blending theatrical darkness with black metal ferocity over two decades.
Black metal project from Nizhnevartovsk in the oil-producing region of western Siberia, formed in 2017. Cadaveris channels dark black metal from the frozen Khanty-Mansi heartland.
Black-speed metal band from Joensuu, Finland, formed in 2021. They fuse the raw darkness of black metal with the velocity of speed metal from eastern Finland.
Blackened thrash act from Warsaw, active since 2011. Cadavra delivers raw, aggressive extreme metal from the Polish capital.
Black-death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2011. They fuse black metal darkness with death metal aggression from the French capital.
Symphonic black metal project from Lisbon, formed in 2022. Caedeous blends orchestral grandeur with Portuguese black metal ferocity.
Black-death metal project from Finland, emerging in 2025. They channel spiritual darkness through a fusion of black and death metal.
German black metal project from Marl, active since 1996. Their releases including Put An End To Life explore atmospheric, nature-inspired black metal themes through nearly three decades of solitary creation.
Genre-spanning extreme metal band from Challes-les-Eaux near Chambery, France, active since 2004. Caer Ibormeith blend black metal, death metal, gothic, progressive, and symphonic elements into an ambitious, cinematic sound.
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