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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Venice black metal project formed in 2020, channeling atmospheric darkness from one of the world's most hauntingly beautiful cities. Their sound draws from the brooding intensity of the genre's underground traditions.
Black metal act from Scalea on Calabria's Tyrrhenian coast, active since 2012 and channeling darkness from southern Italy's dramatic coastline. Their enduring presence speaks to black metal's reach into even Italy's most remote regions.
Rovio is a Finnish black metal project formed in 2016. The project channels atmospheric black metal from the Finnish underground.
Progressive black metal project from London, formed in 2026. Their Slavic-rooted name accompanies boundary-pushing progressive black metal from the UK capital.
Rraaumm is an atmospheric black metal project from Germany, formed in 2019. The project channels expansive, immersive atmospherics through black metal from the German underground.
RSE is a Bavarian black metal project formed in 2021, operating from the depths of the southern German underground. The project channels raw black metal intensity from the forests and mountains of Bavaria.
Black metal project from Wrocław, Poland, formed in 2022. Their Polish name, meaning 'mercury,' channels the toxic, volatile character of their black metal from the Lower Silesian capital.
Black metal project from Portugal, formed in 2021. Their Hebrew name, meaning 'evil spirit,' channels occult black metal.
Atmospheric folk/black metal project from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2019. Their Gaelic name accompanies sweeping compositions that weave Scottish folk traditions into atmospheric black metal, drawing on the Highlands and Celtic heritage.
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