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German black metal project active since 2017, channeling raw, uncompromising extremity through a stripped-down sonic approach. Their work embraces the lo-fi aesthetic and primal aggression that defines the underground black metal tradition.
Thrash metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2013 and delivering classic thrash aggression from the Piedmontese capital. Their sound channels the genre's riff-driven fury with Italian intensity.
Raw black metal project from Banja Luka, Bosnia, with a prolific output including the releases Verzweiflung, Gnostic Times, ZVKVNFT WIRD BRVTAL, and Invisible Wound. Active since 2021, the project channels despair and brutality through stripped-down, uncompromising black metal.
Uran 0 is a dark ambient and black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2004 with roots in demo recordings stretching back to the late 1990s. Their extensive discography includes albums like Nigredo, Time of Darkness, and Midnight, spanning nearly two decades of atmospheric extremity.
Anti-fascist German black metal project whose name means 'primal fear,' carrying the stance 'no border no nation' since 2017. Their prolific discography from Logos and Leichnam through Physis to the 2022 full-length Grautone spans ten tracks and 55 minutes of politically charged black metal.
Urania is a doom/death metal project from Portugal, active since 2019 and trafficking in the slow, crushing weight characteristic of the genre. The project explores heavy, atmospheric territory at the intersection of doom and death metal.
Melodic heavy metal band from the small Castilian town of Aranda de Duero, Spain, active since 2018. Their sound channels classic melodic heavy metal traditions with an emphasis on memorable hooks and soaring guitar melodies.
Avant-garde black metal band from Raufoss, Norway, active since 2017 and exploring remote regions of metal music and mental space. Their releases including Aurum, Argentum, and Substratum push beyond conventional black metal boundaries while acknowledging Norwegian traditions.
Uray is a doom/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, blending black metal, doom, hardcore, and neocrust through thematic storytelling that explores maritime tragedy, historical warfare, and existential darkness. Their 2015 debut Part 1 EP was recorded and mixed at YourWay Records in Moscow.
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