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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES · 2015–present · active
Black/death metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in the Barcelona metropolitan area, active since 2015 and delivering dark, cauterizing extremity. Their surgical-themed name matches the precise, searing intensity of their sound.

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Tampa, DE · 2015–present · active
Black/death metal project with roots in Germany and later based in Tampa, Florida, active since 2015 and bridging European and American extreme metal traditions. Their transatlantic approach draws from both continents' distinct approaches to black and death metal.
Gothenburg, SE · 2023–present · active
The Swedish city of Gothenburg serves as headquarters for this black metal and raw black metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Moravia, CZ · 2019–present · active
Moravian black metal project formed in 2019, channeling the dark forests and rolling hills of the Czech countryside into atmospheric black metal. Their sound draws from the Eastern European black metal tradition with a distinctly Moravian character.
Andalusia, ES · 2023–present · active
Andalusian black metal project formed in 2023, pairing the genre's cold aggression with an incongruously cute Japanese-inspired name. Their irreverent aesthetic masks genuinely dark, uncompromising black metal.
Athens, GR · 2022–present · active
Pagan/black metal band from Athens, one of Greece's longest-running Hellenic pagan metal acts, with roots stretching back to the early 1990s and continuing into 2022. Their music draws deeply from ancient Greek mythology, religion, and philosophy, setting them apart within the broader black metal landscape.
FR · 2025–present · active
French post-black metal project formed in 2025, building atmospheric, expansive compositions. Their name referencing a Turkic deity adds Central Asian mysticism to their French post-black metal vision.
Budapest, HU · 2024–present · active
Budapest's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal unit is among them — wielding venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. The compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Ostrava, CZ · 2020–present · active
Melodic black/pagan metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, whose 2020 debut Horn of Oblivion spans eleven tracks of fantasy-themed melodic death metal with viking overtones. Their compositions blend Czech and English lyrics across a narrative storyline of battle and myth.

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