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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Atmospheric black metal project from Prague, Czech Republic, crafting immersive, textured soundscapes since 2019. Their evocative name hints at the haunting, otherworldly quality of their atmospheric black metal compositions.
Black metal project from Athens, Greece formed in 2022. They channel eerie darkness from the ancient Greek capital.
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Potenza, Italy — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2017, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Voronezh-based black metal and doom metal act, active since 2008 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
A product of the birthplace of heavy metal itself, this Brighton-based black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2023, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
The Norwegian city of Sokndal serves as headquarters for this black metal, death metal, and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
England-based black metal act, active since 2023 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in Britain's endlessly regenerating metal lineage, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Folk and black metal act from Kiel in northern Germany, blending Norse mythology and folk traditions with black metal's raw intensity since 2011. Their approach weaves pagan themes and acoustic elements into an aggressive, atmospheric framework.
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