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Raw black metal project from Split, Croatia, formed in 2021. The project delivers lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the Dalmatian coast.
Raw black metal/ambient project from Baranovichi, Belarus, emerging in 2022 with lo-fi recordings that alternate between hostile tremolo passages and meditative drone. The project represents a growing current of atmospheric black metal in the Belarusian scene.
Raw black metal project from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, active since 2012. Over a decade of lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the central Ukrainian city.
Steeped in lo-fi grime and occult atmosphere, Olde Witchery channels the rawness of early second-wave Scandinavian black metal through a distinctly French lens. Their demo material and "L'Offrande de la Sylve Noire" conjure dense, forest-dwelling aggression with tremolo-picked melodies buried beneath layers of tape hiss.
Raw black metal project from the Netherlands, active since 2019. The project delivers lo-fi, abrasive black metal in the underground tradition.
Raw black metal project from Yakutsk, Russia — one of the coldest cities on Earth — active since 2013. The extreme cold of their Siberian hometown makes a fitting backdrop for their lo-fi, frozen-sounding raw black metal.
Oslo raw black metal act formed in 2023, the latest entry in the Norwegian capital's storied black metal lineage. Their plague-evoking name and raw sonic approach honor the genre's primal Norwegian roots while adding fresh hostility.
Raw black metal project from Kraków, Poland, formed in 2025. The project channels lo-fi, abrasive black metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Raw black metal project from Russia, active since 2019. The project delivers lo-fi, unpolished black metal in the underground tradition.
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