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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Ruthanas is a black metal project from Hirschberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, active since 2012. The project channels black metal from the Bergstrasse region on the western edge of the Odenwald forest.
Rutonkantaja is a black metal band from Hyvinkää near Helsinki, Finland, active since 2008. Named after the Finnish word for 'plague bearer,' the band channels atmospheric black metal from the Uusimaa region.
Tyresö black metal act active since 2005, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Stockholm suburbs. Their two decades of output speak to a sustained commitment to the genre's uncompromising vision.
Ruumisarkku is a raw black metal project from Finland, formed in 2024. Named after the Finnish word for 'coffin,' the project delivers lo-fi black metal in the rawest Finnish tradition.
Progressive death/black metal band from Hønefoss, Norway, formed in 2019. Their approach pushes death and black metal into progressive territory from the Buskerud town.
Black metal project from Almada, Portugal, formed in 2024. The project delivers black metal from the Lisbon metropolitan area.
Rymr is a depressive/raw black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2017. Their album 'Dead Forests of Human Souls' delivers cold, lo-fi black metal recorded during 2019-2020, with the band notably offering all their music for free download.
Ryuketsu is a blackened heavy metal and punk project from Finland, formed in 2019. The project fuses blackened metal with punk energy, adding a Japanese-named act to the Finnish metal underground.
Norwegian black metal project active since 2017. The project delivers cold, hostile black metal.
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