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Dendermonde, BE · 2021–present · active
Raw black metal project from Dendermonde in East Flanders, active since 2021, named after the cloth said to have covered Christ's face in the tomb. Their lo-fi, stripped-down approach embraces the most primal aspects of black metal.
Berlin, DE · 2025–present · active
Svarm channel raw black metal from Berlin, embracing the lo-fi, unpolished aesthetic that defines the genre's rawest wing. Emerging in 2025, they bring stripped-back ferocity to the German capital's vast black metal scene.
Lausanne, CH · 2022–present · active
Svartokunnighet practice raw black metal from Lausanne, with their Swedish-language name (meaning "black magic") signaling allegiance to the Scandinavian black metal tradition. Formed in 2022, they channel the lo-fi ferocity of the genre's rawest practitioners.
Warsaw, PL · 2020–present · active
Warsaw's Sznyt practice raw black metal from the Polish capital since 2020. Their Polish name meaning "cut" or "slash" channels edged violence into lo-fi compositions of capital-city extremity.
ES · 2017–present · active
Szel blend raw black metal with ambient from the Spanish underground, their Hungarian-word name ("wind") adding an unexpected Central European dimension to their Iberian compositions. Active since 2017, they bring wind-swept darkness to the Spanish black metal scene.
Tolyatti, RU · 2017–present · active
Tolyatti's Sarskader practice raw black metal from Russia's automotive capital since 2017. Their Swedish name meaning "wound damage" channels the aggravation of existing injuries into lo-fi compositions of abrasive darkness.
Bilbao, ES · 2022–present · active
T.D.S. is a raw black metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2022 with hardcore punk influences. They fuse the rawness of black metal with hardcore punk's confrontational energy from the Basque Country.
CH · 2013–present · active
Raw black metal and ambient project from Switzerland, formed in 2013. Operating under the Thessa Records banner, Tehessah channels lo-fi darkness through the raw black metal underground.
Andrimont, BE · 2006–present · active
Raw black metal project The Beast originates from Andrimont in the Liège province of Belgium and is a side-project of Nornagest, the leader of the long-running Belgian black metal institution Enthroned. The music is intentionally primitive and lo-fi, sitting in the vein of Beherit, Von, and Striborg, with thematic content rooted in Satanism and anti-religion.

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