Chicago solo project by Samu Rahn of Embittered, Wintering, and The Living Fields, weaving black metal and neofolk into elegiac, multi-genre compositions.

Salt Lake City epic/atmospheric black metal duo whose conceptual framework is drawn from Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen novels, having released the highly regarded Echoes of Battle in 2013.

Chicago-based act fusing melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with the brutality of deathcore breakdowns, delivering technically precise riffwork alongside moments of punishing heaviness.

Baltimore atmospheric black metal project that wraps dense, reverb-soaked riffs in layers of ambient texture, using space and dissonance to evoke isolation and unease.

New Jersey atmospheric black metal project featuring layered guitars, synth, and harsh vocals in the tradition of American depressive and atmospheric black metal.

Minneapolis atmospheric black metal band weaving cold, expansive soundscapes from the city's frigid environment, blending raw black metal intensity with immersive, textured ambience.

Quincy, Massachusetts atmospheric black metal act weaving cold, expansive textures into a raw black metal framework, drawing on the ambient and nature-oriented wing of the genre.

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Chains of Existence is a US atmospheric black metal project that layers cold, reverb-drenched tremolo riffing over ambient textures and expansive song structures. The music leans toward the depressive and introspective end of the atmospheric black metal spectrum.

Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.

Chapel Hill's Conqueror Wyrm conjure atmospheric black metal saturated in Southern Gothic bleakness, wrapping tremolo-driven cold fury in sweeping, desolate soundscapes from the Carolina woodlands.

American atmospheric black metal project drawing on the expansive, desolate side of the genre to build bleak and immersive soundscapes. The music favors texture and dread over pure aggression.

Expansive Atmospheric Black / Post-Metal out of Texas.

Oklahoma atmospheric black metal band that conjures bleak, expansive soundscapes from the Great Plains. Their music is remote and meditative, drifting between fury and desolate ambience.

Boise atmospheric black metal project Cover of Night crafts windswept, expansive compositions that use the cold open spaces of the Idaho landscape as a sonic backdrop. Their music moves between shimmering ambience and raw, tremolo-picked intensity.