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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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Szombathely, Hungary — black metal and raw black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2024, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Raw black metal/noise project from France, formed in 2021 and merging black metal's darkness with noise's abrasive textures. Their Slavic pagan deity name adds mythological weight to their harsh, experimental sound.
When Kosteus emerged in 2025 from Luhansk, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and raw black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
When Kozit Muileann emerged in 2016 from Saint Petersburg, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and raw black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Raw black metal duo from Normandy, France, self-described as "War Machine Tyrants," with members Olarik and M22 Lokust handling all instruments. Their 2020 album Seasons of Blood & Fire, mastered by Travis Nordahl and released on Bestial Rape Records, draws heavily on WWI imagery and historical warfare themes.
Raw black metal project from Buckingham, active since 2017 and dedicated to the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic of raw black metal. Their name, meaning "war shadow" in Norwegian, signals allegiance to Scandinavian black metal's most primitive and hostile currents.
Raw black metal project from Madrid, formed in 2026 and delivering deliberately lo-fi, primitive compositions. Their blasphemous name signals the provocative, uncompromising nature of their raw black metal.
Experimental raw black metal project from Oulu, formed in 2024 and pushing black metal's boundaries through unconventional approaches. Their distinctive Finnish name adds an enigmatic quality to their boundary-breaking sound.
Raw black metal project from Santander in Cantabria, active since 2012 and delivering lo-fi, stripped-back black metal from Spain's northern coast. Their cold, unpolished aesthetic embraces the most primitive traditions of the genre.
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