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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Emerging from Oulu's underground, this black metal act has been forging menacing sonic fury since 2018. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Hatestorm is a black metal project from Chernogolovka, Russia, active since 2008 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black Metal project from Sweden, forging furious compositions since 2024. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Black metal project from Grossbreitenbach, Germany, active since 2000. Named after the ancient Egyptian goddess, they have been channeling occult black metal from the Thuringian Forest for over two decades.
Black metal project from Niederwetz, Germany, formed in 2015. Named after the Norse wolf that chases the moon, they craft atmospheric black metal steeped in Norse mythology.
Hats Barn is a black metal project from Lille, France, active since 2010 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hailing from Ålesund in Norway, this black metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2025. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Raw black metal project from Belgium, steadily building a body of work across four numbered demos since their formation in 2019. Each release strips the genre down to its most primal elements, favoring unpolished aggression over studio refinement.
Haunted Keep is a black metal project from Kraków, Poland, active since 2025 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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