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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Finnish black/sludge metal/hardcore project formed in 2023, fusing three hostile genres into a single abrasive compound. Their deconstructive approach strips each genre to its most aggressive elements before reassembling them.
Welsh act Order of Tepes, named after the historical Vlad Tepes, channels vampiric black metal with a raw, underground aesthetic rooted in the Risca scene. Their atmospheric compositions pay tribute to the Romanian-inspired darkness of early black metal.
Northwich's Order of the Black Guard delivers unrelenting black metal with a militant precision and cold, nihilistic atmosphere. Their tight, blast-driven compositions channel the intensity of Marduk and Dark Funeral.
Athens black metal act formed in 2019, drawing on ritualistic and esoteric themes within the Hellenic black metal tradition. Their ceremonial approach to composition distinguishes them from the more chaotic end of the Greek black metal spectrum.
Black/death metal band from Campobasso in Italy's Molise region, formed in 2020. Their militant name accompanies aggressive extreme metal from one of Italy's least-populated regions.
Belgian blackened thrash/heavy metal and punk band from Ghent, formed in 2022 and fusing multiple aggressive styles. Their volatile blend merges blackened ferocity, thrash speed, and punk rawness.
Black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2016. The project delivers uncompromising black metal from the Finnish capital.
Limerick black/death metal act from Ireland's western seaboard, formed in 2023. Their emergence adds to a growing wave of extreme metal from Ireland's traditionally overlooked western cities.
Ivanovo black metal project formed in 2023, emerging from a Russian textile city northeast of Moscow. Their Latin carnivorous-order name signals a predatory approach to black metal rooted in ritualistic extremity.
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