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Atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Kurgan, Russia active since 2015. Wan Skin channels the vast, desolate Siberian steppe into expansive atmospheric black metal.
Atmospheric black metal band from Halle, Germany formed in 2006, drawing from Scandinavian traditions with modern production standards. Their 2021 album Landlose Ufer features six tracks of immersive, dense atmospheric black metal with German-language compositions exploring nature and Nordic themes, released on a limited run of 300 hand-numbered white vinyl.
Heavy metal band from Olofström, Sweden active since 2015. Wanton delivers classic heavy metal from the Blekinge province of southern Sweden.
Black metal and neofolk project from Suffolk, England active since 2015. Wapentake draws from the Anglo-Saxon heritage of East Anglia, blending raw black metal with neofolk's acoustic intimacy.
Doom and sludge metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland formed in 2021. War Against the Sun channels oppressive heaviness through crushing doom and sludge from the Finnish-Russian border region.
Thrash metal band from Daisbach/Sinsheim, Germany active since 2013. War Agenda delivers aggressive, no-compromise thrash metal fueled by the genre's classic emphasis on speed, precision, and political fury.
Black metal project from Limoges, France emerging in 2024. War Alone channels solitary darkness through black metal from the historic heart of central France.
Black, thrash, and speed metal band from Split, Croatia active since 2014. War Atrocities unleashes a triple assault of extreme speed and darkness from the Dalmatian coast.
Doom and stoner metal band from Genoa, Italy active since 2013. War Cross crafts heavy, groove-laden doom and stoner riffs from the Ligurian coast.
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