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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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Black metal band from Bari, Italy, active since 1999, whose name means 'profane lineage' in Italian. Over a quarter century they have remained a dedicated force in the Pugliese black metal underground.
Black metal band from Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland, formed in 2014, channeling fanatical devotion to black metal's darkest traditions. They bring over a decade of uncompromising extremity to the Lubusz region.
Black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016, delivering blasphemous black metal from the city of lights. They channel darkness in stark contrast to their luminous surroundings.
Symphonic black metal band from Krakstad, Norway, formed in 2018, layering orchestral grandeur over black metal ferocity from the Akershus region. They bring cinematic scope to the Norwegian extreme metal landscape.
Black metal band from Oulainen, Finland, formed in 2013, gathering blasphemous black metal fury from the rural reaches of Northern Ostrobothnia. Their name signals the unholy nature of their sonic worship.
One of Bavaria's longest-running extreme metal acts, Profane Existence has been blending melodic black and death metal from Bad Tölz since 1994. Over three decades of output from the alpine foothills have earned them veteran status in the German underground.
Madrid's Psionic Plasma has been channeling psychic energy into black metal since 2015, their sci-fi-tinged name suggesting a more cerebral approach to the genre. Their capital-city base provides access to Spain's most diverse pool of extreme metal talent.
Black metal band from Poznan, Poland, formed in 2020, prophesying doom through atmospheric black metal from the Greater Poland capital. They bring dark visions to the Poznan underground.
Black and death metal band from Lubartow, Poland, active since 2007, plumbing the depths of blackened death metal for nearly two decades. They share their hometown with fellow death-doom act Perceptions.
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