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Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Tribute to Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh) (2020)
05/11 @ Three Links Deep Ellum, Dallas
Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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When Killer Queen emerged in 2016 out of Italy, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Underground to the core, this black metal, death metal, and progressive metal act from Budapest traffics in technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. The results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.
Black/thrash metal band from Beckingen in the Saarland, active since 2008 and fusing blackened fury with thrash velocity. Their irreverent name matches the blasphemous intensity of their sound.
French black/speed metal project formed in 2020, delivering razor-sharp aggression at breakneck velocity. Their lethal name captures the precision and deadly impact of their blackened speed metal.
Black/death metal/grindcore band from Lahti, formed in 2017 and merging three extreme styles into a chaotic blend. Their clan-like name suggests a tribal, collective approach to sonic violence.
Black/folk/heavy metal band from Finland, active since 2014 and weaving three distinct metal traditions into a unified sound. Their Finnish name meaning "guild" reflects the collective craftsmanship of their multi-genre approach.
Raw depressive black metal project from South London, formed in 2024 and exploring the genre's most emotionally bleak and sonically abrasive territory. The project dwells in the lo-fi, anguished end of the black metal spectrum.
Finnish black metal project active since 2010, delivering over a decade of atmospheric compositions. Their Finnish-language identity roots them firmly in the domestic black metal tradition.
Progressive death/black metal project from Graz formed in 2023, debuting with the release From Ashes to Ecstasy. Their approach merges the technical complexity of progressive metal with the aggression of extreme metal.
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