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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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Black-death metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2021. They channel darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Alsatian capital.
Black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from the Catalan capital.
Black metal band from the Toulon area, France, formed in 2020. They craft atmospheric black metal from the Var coast of Provence.
Black metal band from London, formed in 2016. They deliver intense, raw black metal from the English capital.
Black metal project from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver cold, atmospheric black metal shaped by darkness and urban isolation.
One-man black metal project from Kalken in Flanders, Belgium, active since 2016. The project delivers fast and nasty black metal infused with an atmosphere of nostalgia and folklore, with lyrics in Flemish Dutch drawing on local traditions.
Dutch black metal project from Alphen aan den Rijn, formed in 2015. Calslagen channels raw, atmospheric black metal from the South Holland lowlands.
Black metal band from Sandanski, Bulgaria, active since 2007, with releases including 'Domini MMXXI,' 'Unrevelation,' and 'Towards the Ruins of Church.' Their work explores spiritual and apocalyptic themes through dark, atmospheric black metal.
Black-death metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2024. They channel darkness through extreme metal from France's second city.
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