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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Black and death metal band from Novi Sad, Serbia, formed in 2013, named after the demonic entity. They deliver over a decade of blackened death metal from the Serbian cultural capital.
Melodic black metal band from Kalamata, Greece, formed in 2020, bringing melodic black metal from the Peloponnese to the Greek underground. They channel the ancient darkness of their surroundings through atmospheric extremity.
Atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2021, crafting immersive and expansive atmospheric black metal. They draw from Finland's vast natural landscapes to create enveloping sonic environments.
A 2021 black metal project from the Westphalian city of Minden, Pakharon channels raw aggression through a lo-fi lens. Their North Rhine-Westphalian origins place them in one of Germany's most densely populated metal regions, yet their sound retreats into solitary darkness.
Black metal band from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, formed in 2014, constructing frozen palaces of sound through over a decade of atmospheric black metal. They bring cold intensity from southern Ukraine.
Black metal band from Joensuu, Finland, formed in 2022, whose name means 'burning roots' in Finnish. They channel the dark forests of eastern Finland through fierce black metal.
Black metal and ambient project from Slovenia, active since 2005, crafting immersive compositions that evoke deathly cold through two decades of atmospheric black metal. They are veterans of the Slovenian underground.
Black metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2015, enveloping listeners in cold, atmospheric black metal from the West Country. They contribute to Bristol's diverse and active extreme metal community.
Black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2026, representing the absolute newest generation of British black metal. They emerge from Manchester's rich musical heritage with dark, atmospheric extremity.
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