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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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Black metal/noise project from the UK, formed in 2020. The project fuses the abrasive textures of noise music with black metal's raw intensity, creating an experimental take on extreme music.
Atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Volgograd, Russia, formed in 2014. The project channels vast, desolate atmospheres through black metal and ambient compositions, evoking the stark landscapes of southern Russia.
Black/doom metal and crust band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2022. The band blends the crushing weight of doom with black metal's atmosphere and crust punk's raw urgency, creating a dark and abrasive hybrid sound.
Epic black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020 and offering a grand blend of heavy/doom and epic black metal. Their releases including "Under His Sway" and "Gone with the Devil" draw from years of underground experience, channeling dark atmospheres and majestic heaviness.
Black metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017 with a philosophically driven approach to their craft. Their discography spanning from the 2018 debut "Hidhethu" through 2024's "The Great Silence" explores themes of identity, temporality, and consciousness through introspective black metal.
Melodic black metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2023. Their releases including "The Frigid Beauty" and "The Sign" showcase an Eastern European take on melodic black metal, incorporating both Bulgarian-language and English-language material.
Post-black/doom metal band formed in 2026 with members spanning three countries, anchored in Iceland by Marek Stanislawczyk and Gudmundur Oli Palmason. Their releases including "Basalt Towers" channel the stark, volcanic landscapes of Iceland through heavy doom and post-black metal atmospheres.
Blackened doom/sludge metal band from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, formed in 2022 as a five-piece featuring Alex Straubhaar and Julien Floch among others. Their 2022 album "Luhlae x The Witch" was originally composed as a cine-concert score for Robert Eggers' film "The Witch," commissioned by the festival 2300 Plan 9.
Black metal band from Prachatice, Czech Republic, formed in 2019 with releases including "Detrimental Ambience Escalation" and "Chained to the Roots." The project channels dark atmospheric black metal with an emphasis on oppressive sonic textures.
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