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Impetus Odi (2021)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Black metal project from Germany with roots stretching back to 1999, making them a veteran presence in the German black metal underground. Their quarter-century career has channeled ethereal, terrorizing darkness through atmospheric black metal compositions.
Active in Kenilworth since 2004, this British act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Atmospheric black/death metal band from Évora in Portugal's Alentejo region, formed in 2024. Their sound merges atmospheric black metal's expansiveness with death metal's aggression from one of Portugal's most ancient UNESCO-listed cities.
Gothic/black metal project from Leuven, Belgium, blending the darkly romantic atmosphere of gothic metal with black metal's raw intensity since 2015. Their sound creates a haunting bridge between ethereal beauty and extreme aggression.
Truro-based black metal act, active since 2008 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in Britain's endlessly regenerating metal lineage, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
The Russian city of Tikhvin serves as headquarters for this black metal and doom metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Black metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2009, featuring members Fusilator on vocals, Luiscifer and Ronny Grind on guitars, Daimon on bass, and Thenebre on drums. Their catalog includes the albums In Fundamentis Mortis, Final de los Tiempos, and Ancianos Ritos.
Black metal project from Montigny-le-Bretonneux near Paris, France formed in 2020. They channel ethereal black metal from the Ile-de-France suburbs.
Black metal project from Helsinki, Finland active since 2017. They craft atmospheric black metal from the Finnish capital.
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