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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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French pagan black metal band from Beaurains, active since 1996. With three decades of Celtic and Gallic pagan black metal, they are one of France's most venerable pagan metal acts.
Pagan and folk metal band hailing from Salzburg and Vienna, Austria, active since 2007. They infuse traditional folk instrumentation and mythological themes into a heavy metal framework rooted in Norse and Central European paganism.
UK pagan black/death metal duo of Kolbladnyr and Ohynn, active since 2004. Their releases from Rites through the Ex Oblivione split with Prometheus Rising channel ancestral memory and nocturnal consciousness through atmospheric black metal with doom-death undertones.
Pagan black metal project rooted from Bánovce nad Bebravou, formed in 2009. Folk instrumentation and nature-worship themes intertwine with blast beats and tremolo picking, creating a bridge between old-world mysticism and modern extremity.
German pagan black metal band from Leer in East Frisia, formed in 2019. They channel Germanic pagan themes through raw black metal from the marshlands of the North Sea coast.
Pagan/atmospheric black metal project from Glenridding in the Lake District, formed in 2017, inspired by the legends and landscapes of northern England. Their releases capture an ancient, primal atmosphere rooted in the rugged terrain of Cumbria.
Spanish Celtic/pagan black metal band from Santander, active since 2003. With over two decades of output, they are one of Cantabria's most established acts, blending Celtic folk elements with atmospheric black metal.
Finnish symphonic/melodic death/pagan metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2019. They layer symphonic grandeur and pagan themes over melodic death metal foundations for an epic, cinematic sound.
Pagan black metal project rooted from Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza), formed in 2014. Folk instrumentation and nature-worship themes intertwine with blast beats and tremolo picking, creating a bridge between old-world mysticism and modern extremity.
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