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A black metal project whose name means frost in Kurdish, Bastalak channels themes of Kurdish history and warfare into their music through an extreme metal lens.
St. Louis, Missouri black/thrash metal band Bastard has been active since 2011, trafficking in Satanic, murderous, and horror-soaked subject matter in the raw tradition of the genre's most confrontational acts.
A raw black metal act hailing from Virginia Beach, Bastard Altar channels the unpolished, abrasive spirit of the genre's most primitive tradition, active since 2021.
Philadelphia's Bastard Cröss fuses blackened aggression with thrash metal riffing, centering their work on themes of blasphemy and horror since forming in 2021.
A black/death metal act from Erlanger, Kentucky active since the mid-1990s, Bastard Spawn operated in the underground as an independent act before eventually disbanding.
Raleigh, North Carolina's Bastard Tongue has been active since 2017, pursuing a straightforward black metal path in the tradition of the American underground.
Relentless Black / Death / Groove Metal / Grindcore from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
An Atlanta black metal curiosity formed in 2023 by a then-13-year-old frontman, trafficking in occult, gore, and violence across two self-released demos.
A black/death metal act from Columbus, Ohio active since 2018, with minimal documentation beyond their Metal Archives entry.
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