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Tarnów, PL · 2020–present · active
Upon the Altar is a blackened death metal band from Tarnow, Poland, delivering what they describe as a pure evil tribute to nineties extreme metal. Their prolific output since 2020 includes the albums Absit ab Ordine Luminis and Profanation's Vapor alongside multiple demos and splits.
Munich, DE · 2016–present · active
German black metal project active since 2016 with a prolific output spanning six releases including a split with Panopticon. Their catalog ranges from the early demo A Lesson in Basic Human Empathy through three numbered albums, showcasing steady artistic evolution.
Sofia, BG · 2013–present · active
Five-piece deathdoom outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in the winter of 2012, blending death doom and black metal into crushing atmospheric darkness. Their discography includes a 2017 split LP with Whitehorse released through Berlin's Vendetta Records, mastered by renowned engineer James Plotkin.
Sandviken, SE · 2018–present · active
Ur Tid is a one-man Swedish black/death metal project by Johan Sjoblom, co-founder of In My Embrace, drawing from the northern 1990s and 2000s Scandinavian scene with influences like Dissection, Immortal, and Satyricon. Their 2020 album Withering Dead Life was limited to 50 copies and explores themes of self-hate and misanthropy, closing with an Alice Cooper cover.
Tamási, HU · 2023–present · active
Hungarian black metal project from the small town of Tamasi, active since 2023. Their sound channels the isolation and darkness of rural Hungary through raw black metal compositions.
DE · 2017–present · active
German black metal project active since 2017, channeling raw, uncompromising extremity through a stripped-down sonic approach. Their work embraces the lo-fi aesthetic and primal aggression that defines the underground black metal tradition.
Banja Luka, BA · 2021–present · active
Raw black metal project from Banja Luka, Bosnia, with a prolific output including the releases Verzweiflung, Gnostic Times, ZVKVNFT WIRD BRVTAL, and Invisible Wound. Active since 2021, the project channels despair and brutality through stripped-down, uncompromising black metal.
Moscow, RU · 2008–present · active
Uran 0 is a dark ambient and black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2004 with roots in demo recordings stretching back to the late 1990s. Their extensive discography includes albums like Nigredo, Time of Darkness, and Midnight, spanning nearly two decades of atmospheric extremity.
DE · 2017–present · active
Anti-fascist German black metal project whose name means 'primal fear,' carrying the stance 'no border no nation' since 2017. Their prolific discography from Logos and Leichnam through Physis to the 2022 full-length Grautone spans ten tracks and 55 minutes of politically charged black metal.

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