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Featured Album
The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Italian black/sludge metal and crust band from Stazzema in Lucca, fusing three strains of aggression since 2013. Their Tuscan roots bring a regional character to their volatile blend of blackened sludge and crust punk.
Greek black/death metal band from Athens, merging blackened atmosphere with death metal brutality since 2017. Their name channels the ritualistic, sacrilegious character of their extreme metal.
Spanish black/death metal band from Barcelona, debuting with the 'Chased Til Death' EP in 2019. Their six-track release blends melodic death metal and black metal elements across 25 minutes of intense, technically proficient extremity.
Slovak melodic black metal band from Hrinova, crafting harmonic darkness since 2016. Their punk-referencing name contrasts with the melodic sophistication of their blackened approach.
French black metal band from Grenoble, formed in 2021 and performing under a Swedish-language name meaning 'Life's Anguish.' Their approach channels existential despair through raw black metal intensity from the French Alps.
Norwegian black metal and ambient project from Skien, active since 2019. Their name, meaning 'lifeless' in Norwegian, captures the desolate, nihilistic character of their blackened ambient approach.
Swedish black/doom metal band from Halland, merging blackened fury with doom's crushing weight since 2007. Their name, meaning 'life denied' in Swedish, captures the nihilistic rejection at the core of their sound.
Swedish band from Gothenburg that blends melodic black metal with post-punk influences, newly formed in 2026. Their name, meaning 'the light' in Swedish, channels the luminous side of Gothenburg's dark musical heritage.
Welsh black metal project formed in 2025, channeling Celtic darkness through black metal intensity. Their Welsh-language name brings the ancient tongue's mystical quality to the genre's hostile framework.
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