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Eschatology of War (2021)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Depressive black metal project from Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, formed in 2019. Cuts channels bleak, self-destructive themes through atmospheric black metal from central Ukraine.
Black metal act from central Slovenia spanning Domžale, Šoštanj, and Celje, active since 2013. Cvinger has been a consistent force in Slovenian black metal for over a decade.
Raw black metal project from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, active since 2016. Cvlt delivers lo-fi, stripped-down black metal from the contested peninsula.
Black metal band from Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft dark, atmospheric black metal from the Catalan underground.
Danish black metal project emerging in 2025. They channel darkness through raw, atmospheric black metal.
Welsh black metal band formed in 2022. Their Welsh name meaning dragon cult, Cwlt Draig channel Celtic and draconic themes through black metal.
Black metal project from Reykjavík, formed in 2021. Cxaxukluth — named after a Lovecraftian outer god — channels cosmic horror through Icelandic black metal.
Melodic black-heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2011. They weave melodic elements through blackened metal from the Catalan capital.
Symphonic black metal act from the Greek port city of Volos, active since 2015. Cychaeon blends orchestral grandeur with tremolo-picked ferocity in a nod to Hellenic tradition.
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