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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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Melodic black, death, and doom metal band from Smolensk, Russia, formed in 2018, named after the vampiric spirit of Malay folklore. They deliver multi-faceted extreme metal from the western Russian border city.
Black metal and crust punk band from Tula, Russia, formed in 2018, merging the darkness of black metal with crust punk's raw fury. They bring crossover extremity from the city famous for its samovars.
Black and thrash metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2025, whose German name means 'tank battle.' They bring armored blackened thrash to the Gothenburg underground.
Black and thrash metal band from Italy, formed in 2024, bringing militaristic blackened thrash to the Italian underground. Their armored name signals the tank-like force of their assault.
Symphonic black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2010, combining orchestral grandeur with black metal ferocity and armored aggression. Over fifteen years of symphonic darkness from the Russian capital.
Black metal band from the West Midlands, England, formed in 2016, whose name references the World War II rocket launcher. They bring militaristic black metal intensity to central England.
Experimental black metal, drone, and noise band from Vasteras, Sweden, active since 2008, pushing extreme music into abrasive noise territory. Over seventeen years of experimental extremity from the Malaren Valley.
Emerging from Ostrava in 2016, Papuus wraps black metal's raw aggression in symphonic grandeur. The Moravian-Silesian capital's industrial grit provides an unlikely backdrop for their orchestral ambitions, creating a tension between beauty and brutality.
Black metal band from Normandy, France, formed in 2005, delivering atmospheric black metal from the historic region. Two decades of activity mark them as veterans of the French black metal scene.
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