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Evidence (2023)
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Petaluma's Cormorant blend black and death metal with folk textures and progressive ambition across sweeping, literary-minded albums. They are one of the most ambitious DIY metal acts in the American underground.
Raleigh black metal act conjuring raw, icy darkness out of the North Carolina underground. Their music leans into the grim, lo-fi aesthetic of classic second-wave black metal.
Baltimore black metal project forging dark, atmospheric grimness out of the Maryland underground. Their sound is raw and introspective, rooted in the bleaker end of American black metal.
Iowa-based act from Griswold fusing death metal intensity with groove metal's mid-paced stomp and heaviness. Their songs hit hard with a rhythmically focused, punishing approach.
Montana black metal project drawing on the cold isolation of Big Sky country to craft frigid, atmospheric grimness. Their music leans into raw, primitive black metal aesthetics.
Elizabeth, New Jersey black-death metal band fusing icy black metal atmospherics with death metal's unrelenting brutality. Their sound is dark, punishing, and rooted in extreme metal orthodoxy.
Pinckney, Michigan black-death metal band combining the icy aggression of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. Their Midwest roots bring a raw, unpolished intensity to their sound.
Clovis, California black metal project conjuring cold, misanthropic atmospheres from the unlikely sun-baked terrain of the Central Valley. Their sound leans on the genre's most corrosive and unrelenting traditions.
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.
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