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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Black metal project from Finland active since 2017. Their Finnish-language name meaning 'Inhuman' reflects their misanthropic black metal vision.
Raw black metal project from Finland active since 2013. They deliver uncompromising lo-fi black metal in the rawest Finnish tradition.
Blackened death metal act from Stuttgart, Germany, forging a fusion of black and death metal's most aggressive elements since 2021. Their approach merges atmospheric black metal darkness with death metal's rhythmic brutality.
A product of a scene with deep roots in the former Czechoslovak underground, this black metal and depressive black metal act channels raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Active since 2024, lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Black metal project from Leopoldsburg, Belgium, emerging in 2026 as a fresh voice in the country's thriving black metal underground. Their early output signals a commitment to atmospheric darkness and tremolo-driven intensity.
Black/thrash metal act from the Dinslaken/Essen area of Germany's Ruhr Valley, delivering venomous crossover extremity since 2010. Their approach merges the speed and venom of thrash with black metal's atmospheric darkness.
Black metal project from Wemmel near Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2024, conjuring dark, atmospheric extremity from the Flemish Brabant region. Their early output channels the raw essence of black metal through a distinctly Belgian underground perspective.
A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Gävle-based black metal, doom metal, and viking metal act channels grandiose, saga-inspired compositions with choir-like vocal passages. Active since 2003, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Black metal project from Lubben in Brandenburg, Germany, named after Tolkien's Lonely Mountain, active since 2017. Their Middle-earth-inspired name lends a mythical, subterranean quality to their atmospheric black metal from eastern Germany.
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