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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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Black metal project from La Garde in southern France, active since 2018. They craft cold black metal from the warm Mediterranean coast.
Post-black metal and post-rock project from Wurzburg, Germany, blending atmospheric textures with heavy, emotive compositions since 2013. Their German name, meaning "own world," reflects the introspective, self-contained universe of their expansive sound.
Active in London since 2022, this British act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Pagan black metal act from the Oberhausen/Bottrop area of Germany's Ruhr region, channeling Norse mythology through raw black metal since 2014. Named after the stag in Norse cosmology that stands atop Valhalla, their sound carries the weight of ancient Germanic paganism.
Depressive black metal project from the Baltic coastal city of Stralsund in northeastern Germany, formed in 2025. Their name, meaning "a cold gust of wind" in German, captures the bleak, wind-swept atmosphere of their northern German depressive black metal.
Black metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia active since 2008, representing nearly two decades of raw black metal from the Baltic-facing cultural capital.
Black metal act from Dortmund in Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley, channeling dark intensity since 2019. Their name, German for "unity," stands in stark contrast to the divisive, confrontational nature of their black metal sound.
Swedish black metal act, active since 1996 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Sweden — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 1996, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
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