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Czech blackened death metal band from Sedlčany, formed in 2005. They forge a punishing combination of black metal's atmospheric darkness with death metal's brutality.
German black metal and noise project from Bischmisheim, formed in 2020. They merge black metal's extremity with harsh noise elements for an abrasive, chaotic sound.
German brutal death metal and grindcore band from the Merzig-Wadern district, formed in 2025. They bring new extremity to the Saarland metal underground.
Borgholm-based death metal act active since 2004, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Spanish symphonic black metal band from Huelva, formed in 2013. They pair orchestral grandiosity with black metal ferocity from the Atlantic coast of Andalusia.
German black metal project formed in 2024, whose sound has evolved from pure black metal toward a black/death metal hybrid. Their darkening trajectory reflects a deepening commitment to extremity.
Orzesze-based raw black metal project active since 2008, burying its compositions beneath layers of caustic distortion and lo-fi haze. Their uncompromising approach to production channels the most primitive currents of the second wave.
German black/death metal band from Leipzig, formed in 2025. They deliver blasphemous black/death metal from one of eastern Germany's strongest metal cities.
London black/death metal duo formed in 2020, citing Blasphemy, Profanatica, Black Witchery, and Teitanblood among their influences. Their 2026 single Eternal Hecatomb delivers primitive, bestial war metal with charnel atmospherics after a six-year hiatus.
Black/thrash metal act from Veneto, formed in 2021. Their compositions hurtle forward at breakneck tempos, driven by the marriage of thrash's precision riffing and black metal's hostile atmosphere.
Swedish raw black metal project active since 2025, burying its compositions beneath layers of caustic distortion and lo-fi haze. Their uncompromising approach to production channels the most primitive currents of the second wave.
Since 2018, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Lamezia Terme (Catanzaro). Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Emerging in 2025 from Västerås, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
Spanish melodic death metal band from Morales del Rey in Zamora, formed in 2016. They craft melodic death metal from the rural depths of Castile and León.
Drenthe-based black metal act active since 2016, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Dutch lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
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