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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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A 2021 black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Plutonyan channels celestial darkness through compositions that are as cold and distant as their Pluto-referencing name implies. Their cosmic perspective sets them apart from the genre's more earthbound practitioners.
Atmospheric and post-black metal band from Lyon, France, formed in 2022, whose Latin name means 'rain.' They craft luminous, flowing atmospheric black metal from the Rhone-Alpes region.
Death and black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2018, named after the Pnakotic Manuscripts from H.P. Lovecraft's mythology. They channel cosmic horror through blackened death metal.
Plauen's Poems of the Elder crafts atmospheric black metal steeped in ancient Vogtland mysticism since 2019. Their Saxony base in the Ore Mountains borderlands feeds a sound rich with nature worship and the weight of centuries-old folk memory.
Doom, black metal, and ambient project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2010, shrouding listeners in misty atmospheres of despair and darkness. Their layered approach blends crushing doom with ethereal ambient textures.
Belgian raw black metal project formed in 2018, operating in the underground reaches of the country's extreme metal scene. Their releases include the full-length Maanlicht and a split with Cultor Noctis.
Progressive black metal band from Krosno, Poland, formed in 2025, whose name means 'contempt' in Polish. They bring ambitious progressive black metal to the Subcarpathian underground.
Black metal project from Finland, formed in 2025, whose name means 'bottomlessness' in Finnish. They plumb the infinite depths of despair through raw Finnish black metal.
Black metal and crust punk band from Grenoble, France, formed in 2024, whose name is French slang for 'bad luck.' They merge the raw fury of black metal with crust punk's urgency from the Alpine city.
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