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Viribus Unitis (2025)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (2012)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Black metal project from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2018. Their name meaning 'Witch's Grave,' they channel occult-tinged black metal darkness from the north German plains.
Death metal band from Paderborn, Germany, formed in 2023. Named after the medieval witch-hunting manual, they forge punishing death metal from Westphalia's historic episcopal city.
Speed/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their blistering velocity and aggressive riffing channel the energy of 1980s speed/thrash from the German capital.
Operating from Saint-Nazaire, this doom/stoner metal project has been shaping dark sound since 2015. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
An uncompromising black metal project from Oslo, active since 2013. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Bred in Grand Est's underground, this act delivers devastating raw black metal since 2017. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Emerging from Targu Mures's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging relentless sonic fury since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Black metal/ambient project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2013. Their atmospheric blend dissolves the boundaries between black metal aggression and ambient contemplation.
Black metal band from Xabia, Spain, active since 2015. Their name meaning 'Witchcraft' in German, they forge atmospheric black metal from the Mediterranean coast of Alicante.
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