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Amsterdam, NL · 2025–present · active
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.
Rijeka, HR · 2013–present · active
Raw black metal project from Rijeka, Croatia, active since 2013. The project delivers lo-fi, abrasive black metal from the Adriatic port city.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, RU · 2018–present · active
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.
Rijeka, HR · 2021–present · active
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, SK · 2013–present · active
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.
FR · 2022–present · active
Reflet Crépusculaire is a raw black metal project from France, formed in 2022. Named 'Twilight Reflection' in French, the project channels cold, lo-fi black metal.
Beveren, BE · 2014–present · active
Repossessed was a raw black/death metal band from Beveren, East Flanders, Belgium, originally formed in 1997 and active intermittently until 2006. The band cycled between raw black metal in its early phase and black/death metal in a later incarnation before permanently splitting.
PT · 2019–present · active
Raw black metal project from Portugal, active since 2019. Their Portuguese name, meaning 'repudiation,' channels lo-fi hostility.
SE · 2021–present · active
Requiem of Death is a raw black metal project from Sweden, formed in 2021. The project channels bleak, lo-fi black metal with ambient undertones, embracing the raw and unpolished end of the black metal spectrum.

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