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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Rabenvolk is a raw black metal project from Stockach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2018. The project delivers stripped-down, lo-fi black metal in the underground tradition from southern Germany's Lake Constance region.
Rance is an atmospheric/raw black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2017. The project channels cold, atmospheric black metal from the French capital's diverse extreme metal underground.
Ranzau is a raw black metal project from Germany, formed in 2024 and committed to the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic of underground black metal. The project strips the genre to its most primitive and abrasive essentials.
Raphus Cucullatus Holocaust is a raw black metal, punk, and D-beat project from southern Germany, formed in 2020. Named after the scientific name of the dodo bird, the project combines the aggression of raw black metal with the propulsive energy of D-beat and punk.
Amsterdam raw black metal and punk act launched in 2025, whose Dutch name translates to 'Rat Fortress,' fusing lo-fi extremity with punk's raw energy. Their primal approach channels the most confrontational elements of both traditions.
Raw black metal project from Rijeka, Croatia, active since 2013. The project delivers lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the Adriatic port city.
Raw black/death metal band from Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East, active since 2018. Their approach delivers lo-fi extreme metal from one of Russia's most remote industrial cities.
Raw black metal project from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2021. Their self-descriptive name signals total commitment to the raw, unpolished black metal underground from the Kvarner Gulf.
Senica raw black metal act formed in 2013, stripping the genre to its most primal essence from western Slovakia. Their lo-fi approach embraces the harshness central to raw black metal's underground ethos.
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