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DE · 2020–present · active
Temple ov Wrath is a black metal project from Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver intense, ritualistic black metal.
Brittany, FR · 2016–present · active
Temps de Chien from Brittany craft black metal under a French expression meaning 'dog weather' or 'foul weather,' perfectly capturing the grey, rain-lashed Breton climate since 2016. A decade of storm-soaked compositions channels the Celtic Atlantic coast's relentless weather through raw extremity.
FR · 2024–present · active
Tempête de Neige from France craft atmospheric black metal and ambient under a French name meaning 'snowstorm,' channeling blizzard conditions through ethereal, freezing compositions since 2024. Their meteorological name drives music as white-out disorienting and bitterly cold as their namesake.
Gelderland, NL · 2013–present · active
Ten Onder, meaning 'go under' in Dutch, practice depressive black metal from the Gelderland/Utrecht region, channeling overwhelming despair through lo-fi atmospherics and anguished vocals since 2013. Their music inhabits the genre's most emotionally desolate territory.
England, GB · 2023–present · active
Tendril is a death/black metal band from England. Their music merges the guttural intensity of death metal with the atmospheric darkness of black metal, carving out a space in the British extreme metal underground.
Bützow, DE · 2025–present · active
Tenebris Animi is an atmospheric black metal project from Bützow, Germany, formed in 2025. Their name meaning "dark soul" in Latin, they craft immersive atmospheric black metal.
Leuven, BE · 2023–present · active
Leuven black metal act Tenebris Luna self-identify as one of Belgium's younger black metal bands and openly position themselves as working to expand the country's comparatively modest black metal scene. Their debut album Moriantur In Tenebris Luna takes cues from foundational second-wave acts including Mayhem, Darkthrone, Emperor, and Burzum.
Málaga, ES · 2012–present · active
Tenebris Terra is a black metal band from Málaga, Spain, formed in 2012. Their name meaning "dark earth" in Latin, they deliver atmospheric black metal from southern Spain.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FR · 2020–present · active
Tenebrisme from Nouvelle-Aquitaine craft atmospheric black metal under a name referencing the dramatic light-and-shadow painting technique pioneered by Caravaggio since 2020. Their art-historical concept drives compositions that play with sonic chiaroscuro — extreme contrasts between light and darkness.

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