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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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Nihility (2002)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Győr's Stvannyr weave black, doom, and folk metal into a tapestry of Hungarian heritage since 2018. Their multi-genre approach reflects the cultural intersection of their northwestern border-region home.
Gothenburg's Styggelse have been evolving from black metal to black/thrash metal from Sweden's metal capital. Their Swedish name meaning "abomination" channels the repulsive transgression of sacred boundaries into compositions of West Coast darkness.
Styx Poseidon practice raw black metal from the German underground, drawing their name from the river separating the living from the dead and the lord of the seas. Formed in 2021, they combine mythological depth with lo-fi aggression.
Stiny Plamenu ("Shadows of Flames") have been practicing black metal from Pilsen since 1999, earning them veteran status in the western Bohemian underground. Their quarter-century of activity has made them pillars of the Czech black metal scene.
Subduer deal in black/death metal and noise from Baden-Wurttemberg, combining extreme metal's heaviness with the abrasive textures of noise. Formed in 2022, they bring multi-faceted aggression to the southwestern German underground.
Raw black metal project from Dendermonde in East Flanders, active since 2021, named after the cloth said to have covered Christ's face in the tomb. Their lo-fi, stripped-down approach embraces the most primal aspects of black metal.
Suel practice black metal from Wiesbaden, channeling the genre's dark intensity from the Hessian state capital. Formed in 2023, they add another voice to the growing Wiesbaden black metal contingent.
Suffering Down channel black/death metal from the Basque town of Loiu near Bilbao, exploring themes of descent and suffering through extreme compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring Basque darkness to the Spanish extreme underground.
Bari's Suicidal Anxiety practice black metal from Puglia since 2021. Their psychologically extreme name captures the overwhelming dread that fuels their atmospheric compositions from Italy's southeast.
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