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Melodic black metal band from Groningen, Netherlands active since 2002. Winter of Sin has spent over two decades crafting melodic black metal from the capital of the northern Dutch provinces.
Black metal band from Vantaa, Finland active since 2009. Named after Finland's 1939-1940 conflict against the Soviet Union, Winter War channels that era's defiant spirit into cold, militaristic black metal.
Black metal project from England formed in 2023. Winter's Dawn channels the cold, bleak character of English winters into atmospheric black metal.
Black metal and post-black metal project from Koblenz, Germany active since 2008. Winterblood balances the rawness of traditional black metal with the atmospheric expansion of post-black metal across nearly two decades of activity.
Black metal project from England emerging in 2025. Winterdark channels the atmospheric darkness of the English landscape through fresh black metal.
Atmospheric black metal band from Manchester, England established in 2006 and signed to Napalm Records. With nine albums to their name including the upcoming The Unyielding Season, Winterfylleth has become one of the UK's most acclaimed black metal acts, channeling English heritage and landscape through expansive atmospheric compositions.
Raw atmospheric black metal project from Bremen, Germany formed in 2022. Wintergrau translates to "winter grey," capturing the cold, bleak essence of northern German winters through atmospheric black metal with a raw edge.
Black/doom metal project from the Netherlands formed in 2020. Winterkou, meaning "winter cold" in Dutch, fuses the darkness of black metal with doom's crushing weight.
Black metal project from Germany formed in 2021. Winterkrieg channels the frozen hostility implied by its name ("winter war") through unrelenting black metal aggression.
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