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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 metal act from the Florence and Prato area of Tuscany, formed in 2020. Calvana takes its name from a local mountain range, channeling the rugged Tuscan landscape into atmospheric black metal.
Black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2016. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Black metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft intense, atmospheric black metal from the Aragonese capital.
Pagan black metal project from Sala in central Sweden, formed in 2022. Camazotz — named after the Mayan bat god — channels dark pagan themes.
Black-thrash metal band from France, emerging in 2025. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash metal velocity.
Black metal project from Genoa, formed in 2021. Camponero channels raw black metal from the Ligurian coast of northwestern Italy.
Portuguese black metal project formed in 2016. Candelabrum crafts ritualistic, atmospheric black metal steeped in occult tradition.
Black doom act from Rotterdam, active since 2014. CandleGoat merges occult black metal atmospheres with plodding doom pacing.
Symphonic black metal project from Vienna, formed in 2019 by vocalist Prabhin Velankanny with composers Jurgen Klier and Hannes Sandrini. Their debut 'Candelabia' weaves horror stories and gothic narratives through orchestral arrangements layered over aggressive extreme metal.
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