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Gothenburg, SE · 2023–present · active
An uncompromising black metal project from Gothenburg, active since 2023. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Imatra, FI · 2005–present · active
Emerging from Imatra's underground, this black/folk metal act has been forging raw sonic fury since 2005. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Halmstad, SE · 2017–present · active
Härdsmälta is a raw black metal project from Halmstad, Sweden, active since 2017 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Alicante, ES · 2021–present · active
Spanish raw black metal project with a catalog spanning "Guillotine," "Deathlust," and "Apex Predator" alongside a collaborative release with Opresija titled "Kali Yuga Aural Terror." Their extreme metal output channels relentless aggression through deliberately unpolished sonic violence.
Växjö, SE · 2017–present · active
Drawing from Växjö's metal heritage, this black metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2017. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Wrocław, PL · 2022–present · active
Häxdoktor is a raw black metal, noise project from Wrocław, Poland, active since 2022 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Essen, DE · 2016–present · active
Black metal project from Essen, Germany, active since 2016. Their occult-inflected name and sound draw on witchcraft traditions, channeling dark ritual into black metal from the Ruhr region.
Haparanda, SE · 2016–present · active
Born in the vicious underground of Haparanda, this black metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2016. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Varaždin, HR · 2024–present · active
Häxänking is a thrash/black/death metal band from Varaždin, Croatia, formed in 2024. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.

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