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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Ukrainian black metal band from Kyiv, formed in 2020 and channeling ancestral darkness through raw black metal. Their name captures the severed, forgotten lineage at the core of their blackened approach.
Belgian black/death metal act from Sainte-Ode, active since 2009 with their 'Savage Souls' EP. Their sound merges black metal's atmospheric hostility with death metal's visceral assault.
German black metal project formed in 2019, channeling raw hostility and atmospheric darkness. Their sound embraces black metal's primal aggression with an emphasis on atmosphere and intensity.
German black metal project from Karlsruhe, formed in 2024 and channeling raw extremity through the underground scene. Their approach draws from black metal's fierce traditions with a focus on uncompromising intensity.
French atmospheric black metal band from Metz, crafting immersive, expansive compositions since 2016. Their name evokes the lingering, reluctant quality of their atmospheric approach to black metal.
Swedish black/heavy metal band from Tranas with roots stretching back to 1989, making them one of the longest-running acts here. Their over three decades of metal span the full evolution of Scandinavian extreme and heavy metal.
French atmospheric black/doom metal band from Paris, blending mournful atmosphere with crushing heaviness since 2019. Their name evokes the tragic, sacrificial romance that permeates their melancholic sound.
Russian black metal band from Barnaul in Siberia, formed in 2023 and channeling raw darkness from the Altai region. Their paradoxical name channels the concept of love through black metal's hostile framework.
Spanish atmospheric black metal/shoegaze project from Barcelona, formed in 2022 and merging tremolo-picked fury with dreamy, reverb-soaked textures. Their name, meaning 'distant lights,' captures the ethereal, shimmering quality of their blackgaze sound.
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