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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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Greek band from Eleusis that evolved from black metal origins in 2017 into melodic black/death metal territory. Named after a drow spider goddess, their sound weaves dark fantasy themes through evolving extreme metal.
British black metal band from Wakefield, formed in 2021 and channeling raw hostility. Their name references the violent surgical procedure, reflecting the invasive, extreme character of their sound.
Dutch blackened doom metal band from Rhoon, merging atmospheric darkness with crushing weight since 2016. Their name, meaning 'pleasant place' in Latin, stands in ironic contrast to the oppressive heaviness of their sound.
Italian black metal band from Cagliari in Sardinia, channeling island darkness since 2016. Their name, meaning 'place of death,' reflects the morbid, desolate character of their Sardinian black metal.
German black metal project from Kassel, active since 2019 and drawing from the genre's raw, atmospheric traditions. Their approach channels primal black metal hostility through the lens of the Hessian underground.
Dutch blackened doom metal band from The Hague, formed in 2022 and merging blackened fury with doom's monolithic pace. Their name, meaning 'debauchery' in Dutch, signals the excessive, indulgent heaviness of their approach.
Russian black metal project from Moscow, channeling philosophical depth through blackened intensity. Their name, meaning 'word' or 'reason' in Greek, signals the cerebral dimension of their black metal.
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French act from Hazebrouck that evolved from symphonic black metal origins in 2003 into black/thrash metal territory. Their two-decade career traces a path from orchestral grandiosity to stripped-down, aggressive blackened thrash.
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