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Joliet, IL · 2021–present · active
A raw black metal project out of Joliet, Illinois, Eighten Neintres emerged in 2021 with a lo-fi, caustic approach rooted in the underground traditions of the genre. Corrosive production and stripped-down hostility are the calling cards here.
· 2018–present · active
Eishalle — "ice rink" in German — is an American raw black metal and ambient project whose location remains undisclosed. Since 2018 they've constructed an icy, desolate sound that lives between abrasive black metal and cold ambient drift.
MT · 2021–present · active
A Montana solo project born in 2021, Eldvargr deals in raw black metal stripped to its most primal and hostile — thin production and unyielding misanthropy suited to the vast, cold terrain of the American Northwest.
Fort Myers, FL · 2025–present · active
Fort Myers' Elva Blaidd — whose name translates to "eleven wolves" in Welsh — bring raw black metal's most primitive, tape-hiss-drenched aesthetic to Florida, a sharp contrast to the state's sun-saturated surroundings.
Westminster, MD · 2023–present · active
Westminster, Maryland's Embers of Ouroboros are a raw black metal solo project devoted to cyclical darkness and lo-fi hostility. Founded in 2023, the project leans into primitive production as a deliberate aesthetic weapon.
United States · 2001–present · active
One of American underground metal's most deliberately abrasive entities, Enbilulugugal have been weaponizing raw black metal and harsh noise since 2001 with a prolific output that prioritizes volume over accessibility.
Boise, ID · 2017–present · active
Boise raw black metal project Ergaster — named for the hominid ancestor Homo ergaster — channels something primal and evolutionary, stripping the genre down to its most feral, unpolished essentials.
San Diego, CA · 2023–present · active
San Diego's Erusopxecinomeddetaeperhguorhtserisednamuhllafonoitacidarecitametsys — whose name is itself an act of defiance against legibility — practices raw black metal in the most confrontational and uncompromising sense, rejecting accessibility at every level from naming to production to ideology. Formed in 2023, the project treats obscurantism as a principled stance.
Bethlehem, PA · 2021–present · active
Raw black metal entity from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Estuary Battalion VII traffic in primitive, tape-warped hostility with no interest in polish or compromise. Since 2021 they have embraced the lo-fi aesthetic as a weapon in itself.
· 2018–present · active
Unnamed and located nowhere on the map, this Eternal Frost is a raw black metal project that weaponizes low fidelity and volatility. Since 2018, the recordings have prioritized ugliness and atmosphere over any concession to accessibility.
WA · 2006–present · active
Washington state's Eunuch have been issuing raw black metal fused with punk's blunt belligerence since 2006, making them one of the longer-tenured acts in the Pacific Northwest's extreme underground. Their lo-fi brutalism makes no concessions to accessibility or comfort.

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