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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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Black, death, and gothic metal project from Spain active since 1994, incorporating ambient and folk elements into their diverse sound. Wiking Wings spans nearly three decades of genre-blending extreme metal that draws from both atmospheric and aggressive traditions.
Black metal band from Malbork, Poland active since 2015. Wilcy, meaning "wolves," channels raw black metal from the city dominated by the Teutonic Knights' castle.
Atmospheric black metal project from Nieuwegein/Utrecht, Netherlands active since 2010. Wilds Forlorn channels expansive atmospheric black metal from the Dutch heartland with a focus on nature and desolation.
Black metal band from Chełm, Poland active since 2012. Wilk, meaning "wolf" in Polish, delivers raw black metal from the eastern borderlands of Poland.
Atmospheric black metal project from Odesa, Ukraine emerging in 2025. Will of Reason channels atmospheric black metal from the Black Sea port city.
Black metal band from Chaykovsky, Russia formed in 2021. Willinderh crafts black metal from the small industrial city on the Kama River in the Perm region.
Depressive black metal project from Zoelmond, Netherlands active since 2011. Willoos channels the flat, grey Dutch landscape into introspective depressive black metal.
Black metal band from Valladolid, Spain active since 2001. Willpower channels over two decades of dedication to black metal from the Castilian meseta of central Spain.
Ambient black metal project from Sweden formed in 2022. Wind Cathedral blends the ethereal beauty of ambient music with black metal's raw intensity.
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