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Black metal project from Oulu, Finland, active since 2022, contributing to the northern Finnish city's growing extreme metal scene. Their sound channels the cold intensity of Finnish black metal through a contemporary approach.
German one-man atmospheric and raw black metal project, with all instruments, vocals, and production handled by Nachtgeist. Their 2023 debut Nachtherrscher, recorded in 2020, delivers seven tracks of dissonant black metal with haunting atmosphere across 42 minutes, released on a limited run of 50 hand-numbered cassettes.
German instrumental black metal project whose debut Unaussprechliches Entsetzen, meaning 'unspeakable horror,' arrived in May 2017 with nine tracks of hypnotic, riff-based atmospheric black metal. The cassette version includes a bonus Armagedda cover, connecting their sound to the Scandinavian black metal lineage.
Finnish black metal project active since 2025, whose German name meaning 'vermin' reflects their confrontational artistic stance. Their approach blends black metal with punk influences, creating an abrasive, insect-inspired sonic assault.
Ungoliant is a Swedish black metal project named after the primordial spider of Tolkien's legendarium, active since 2011. The project weaves dark, atmospheric black metal from the Scandinavian underground.
Ungoliantha is a symphonic black metal project from Kadiivka, Ukraine, named after Tolkien's primordial spider, whose 2019 debut The Howl in the Waste delivers five tracks of atmospheric Ukrainian black metal including a Lord Belial cover. The project blends raw black metal with symphonic and atmospheric textures.
Berlin-based black metal project founded in 2002 by Bane, crafting haunting melodies and evocative riffs that draw listeners into their enigmatic world of Tendalied. Their recent output includes The Fourfold Descent and Shadows Of The Eclipse, both released in 2025, mixed and mastered by Kolbisurround Studios.
Ungraced is a black/death metal project from Stockholm, Sweden, forging extreme metal with a blackened edge since 2022. The project operates within Stockholm's deep well of death and black metal tradition.
Raw black metal and punk crossover project from the UK, active since 2007, blending black metal's atmospheric darkness with punk's DIY ethos. Their nearly two-decade history marks them as veterans of the British extreme metal underground.
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