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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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Forged in Alessandria's metal community, this atmospheric/depressive black metal act channels fierce aggression since 2017. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Hangvart is a depressive black/doom metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2013. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Depressive black metal project from Bremen, Germany, with origins tracing back to 1983 - making them one of the oldest extreme metal acts in the country. Their ironically named project delivers decades of sorrowful, emotionally devastating black metal.
Depressive black metal project from the Ruhr region of Germany, active since 2020. Their sorrowful, emotionally devastating sound channels deep despair into raw, harrowing black metal compositions.
Hateful Tomorrow is a depressive black metal band from Oryol, Russia, formed in 2010. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Havarax is a depressive black metal (early); blackened hardcore/groove metal (later) band from Paris, France, formed in 2007. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Have a Nice Life... is a atmospheric/depressive black metal band from Cornwall, England, formed in 2014. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Depressive black metal project from Petrvald, Czech Republic, formed in 2023. Their harrowing sound channels deep emotional anguish into raw, sorrowful black metal that lives up to the weight of their name.
Heartrot is a depressive black metal band from England, England, formed in 2018. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
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