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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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Pagan black metal project from Flintbek near Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2023 and channeling Norse and Germanic pagan themes through raw black metal. Their sound draws from the windswept Baltic landscapes of northern Germany.
Spišská Nová Ves's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal and pagan metal unit is among them — wielding pre-Christian themes and folk instrumentation over extreme metal foundations. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Solo black speed metal project by J. Bjornfot from Kalix in Sweden's far north, incorporating pagan and Viking metal influences. Signed to Metal Blade Records, releases The Funeral Pyre, The Great Below, and 2024's The Formless Fires showcase evolved symphonic composition alongside aggressive Scandinavian metal traditions.
French pagan black metal band originating in Normandy in 2002, channeling ancient pagan themes through black metal ferocity. Their name refers to Norse land spirits, reflecting the Germanic mythological foundation of their sound.
Russian melodic black/pagan metal band from Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic, active since 2017. Their forest-themed approach channels the ancient wooded landscapes of the Volga region through melodic blackened paganism.
Galician melodic/pagan black metal act from A Coruna, channeling Celtic and pagan themes through melodic black metal. Their name references the fierce lightning storms of Galicia, reflecting the elemental power of their sound.
Macabre Omen is an epic pagan and black metal band from Rhodes, Greece, formed in 2015. They forge triumphant, epic black metal inspired by ancient Mediterranean pagan traditions.
Maeotis is a pagan metal band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2014. They forge pagan metal inspired by ancient steppe traditions from eastern Hungary.
A pagan black metal act from Metz in Lorraine, Many Moons Ago has been channeling ancient, pre-Christian themes into atmospheric compositions since 2013. The band draws from the deep history of the Moselle region.
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