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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Nar Mattaru is a black/death/pagan metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2019. Named after a Sumerian underworld concept, they channel ancient mythology from Russia's Baltic exclave.
Narsil is a pagan metal band from the Muhldorf am Inn and Altotting area of Upper Bavaria, active since 2010. Named after the legendary sword of Tolkien's Numenorean kings, the band channels pagan themes through heavy metal from the Inn River valley.
Nastrandir is a pagan metal band from Lubeck on Germany's Baltic coast, active since 2016. Named after the shore of corpses in Norse mythology, the band channels Viking-age imagery through pagan metal from the historic Hanseatic port.
Natan is a pagan black metal project from Genk in the Limburg province of Belgium, active since 2014. The project draws on pagan themes and mythology through a black metal framework rooted in the Flemish underground.
Uzhhorod pagan/black metal act launched in 2025, channeling pre-Christian Slavic traditions through extreme metal from the Zakarpattia region. Their approach connects ancient heritage with modern aggression.
Chernihiv melodic pagan/folk metal act active since 2004, channeling traditional Slavic themes and folk melodies through metal's powerful framework. Their two decades of output have established them as pillars of Ukrainian folk metal.
Navjarmaahr is a black/pagan metal band from Lyudinovo in the Kaluga Oblast, Russia, active since 2012. They weave Slavic pagan themes into their extreme metal from this small industrial town.
Uzhhorod pagan black metal act with origins stretching back to 1989, making them one of Ukraine's oldest extreme metal bands from the far western Zakarpattia region. Their three-plus decades of output represent a remarkable commitment to pagan traditions and extreme metal.
Nechtansmere is a black/pagan metal band from North East Scotland, formed in 2024. Named after the famous Pictish battle site, the band draws on Scottish history and pagan themes through their metal.
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