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Black metal band from Beckley, West Virginia, delivering raw and ritualistic black metal steeped in the genre's characteristic coldness and aggression.

Phoenix, Arizona black metal act channeling the genre's raw, occult atmosphere into a ritualistic and menacing sound rooted in underground black metal aesthetics.

Cerna Krev is a Seattle, Washington act merging black and thrash metal into a savage, relentless sound influenced by Eastern European and South American underground traditions. The band's name means "black blood" in Czech, reflecting their rawness and intensity.
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Ceromancy is a Chicago, Illinois band fusing black and death metal with sweeping symphonic layers, creating elaborate and dramatic compositions with both brutality and orchestral grandeur. They draw on occult themes to reinforce their dense, multifaceted sound.

Cerphas is a Tulsa, Oklahoma band operating in the bleak intersection of black metal and doom, constructing oppressive, slow-burning material steeped in darkness and desolation. Their sound prioritizes atmosphere and weight over speed.

Cerulean is a Tucson-area act blending black and death metal into a harsh, extreme sound that draws from both genres' most punishing tendencies. Their material combines blackened dissonance with death metal brutality.

Cerulean Dawn is a New England black metal project cultivating an atmospheric and melodic style rooted in the cold, desolate tradition of Nordic and ambient black metal. Their output emphasizes mood and texture alongside raw metallic aggression.

Cesspool of Genocide is a New Jersey-based black/death metal act combining the cold hostility of black metal with the crushing brutality of death metal. Their extreme approach draws on the underground traditions of both genres.

Cetus is a Ventura, California band merging black and death metal extremity into a ferocious, uncompromising sound drawing on both genres' most aggressive elements. Their work captures the raw, underground energy of the California extreme metal scene.

Chaahk is a black metal band from Riverside, California, drawing thematic inspiration from Mesoamerican mythology — specifically the Maya rain and storm deity for whom they are named. Their sound channels raw aggression through a lens of ancient, pre-Columbian darkness.

Chained Arcana is a Seattle, Washington black metal band weaving occult and esoteric themes through a raw, atmospheric black metal framework. Their Pacific Northwest origins lend their sound a naturally cold, isolated quality.

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.

Boulder, Colorado-area act Chainsaw Decapitation operate at the intersection of black metal, death metal, and experimental music, combining harsh extreme metal aesthetics with unconventional structures and noise influences. Their output resists easy categorization within the death-black spectrum.

San Francisco, California act Chainsaw Zombie weave together black metal, death metal, and doom metal into a dark, mid-paced assault drawing from the Bay Area's extreme metal history. The death-doom elements slow their attack and add a sepulchral heaviness.
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