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Featured Album
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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Pagan black metal project from Lower Saxony, Germany active since 2018. Wuldur channels the ancient Saxon landscapes and pre-Christian spirituality of northern Germany into atmospheric pagan black metal.
Black metal band from Aarhus, Denmark formed in 2019. Wulfaz channels the raw spirit of Scandinavian black metal through cold, aggressive compositions from the Danish mainland.
Black metal band from Mora, Sweden active since 2016. Wulkanaz channels the deep forests and dark folklore of Dalarna through raw, atmospheric black metal from the heart of Sweden.
Post-black metal project from Rodgau, Germany active since 2013. Wunsch, meaning "wish" in German, explores the atmospheric and introspective side of black metal through post-rock textures and emotional depth.
Black metal band from Oslo/Trondheim, Norway active since 2016. Wurdulak channels Scandinavian black metal tradition from two of Norway's major cities.
Atmospheric black metal project from Hamburg, Germany emerging in 2025. Wurt channels the maritime atmosphere of the Elbe city into expansive, atmospheric black metal.
Black metal band from Yutz, France active since 2013. Wurzburg delivers raw black metal from the Moselle region near the Luxembourg and German borders.
Black metal project from Ulm, Germany active since 2017. Wurzel, meaning "root" in German, delivers black metal rooted in the traditions of the Swabian underground.
Black metal project from Germany formed in 2020. Wurzelwerk, meaning "root system," crafts black metal that draws from the deep, interconnected foundations of the genre's underground tradition.
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