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Spectral Dimension was a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, that operated between 2018 and 2019 after previously performing as Abaddon from 2015 to 2018. The band released a split album, In Symbol of Chaos and Rebellion, with Azrael in 2019 before disbanding.
Blasphemous Black Metal out of Texas.
Spectral Manifest is a Houston, Texas black/death metal band with roots going back to 2009, one of the longer-running acts operating at the intersection of those two genres in the state. Their work blends the infernal density of death metal with the blasphemous atmosphere of black metal in the tradition of South American and European underground extremity.
Spectral Omen is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2024, emerging from a city with a strong extreme metal underground. Their nascent catalog channels ominous, riff-driven black metal consistent with the darker currents running through the Texas scene.
Spectral Outrider is a New York blackened heavy metal band formed in 2022, fusing the melodic drive and classic riffing of traditional heavy metal with the rawer, more aggressive tones of black metal. The combination evokes the spirit of bands that straddle the line between NWOBHM-influenced metal and occult black metal.
Spectral Sorcery is a Pennsylvania psychedelic doom and stoner metal band formed in 2023, crafting slow, haze-drenched heavy music that prioritizes atmosphere and lysergic texture over aggression. Their sound draws from the fuzzed-out, riff-worshipping traditions of desert rock and occult doom.
Spectral Spectrum is a Massachusetts black/heavy metal band formed in 2023, blending the raw, cold edge of black metal with melodic heavy metal songwriting. The project reflects a broader trend in the American underground of pairing traditional metal's hook-driven structures with black metal's atmospheric harshness.
Spectral Tombs is a black metal band from Portland, Oregon, active since 2012, operating within the raw, atmospheric end of the American black metal underground. Portland's prolific and insular extreme metal scene has given the band a strong foundation, and their output reflects the cold, cavernous sensibility prevalent in Pacific Northwest black metal.
Spectral Torture is a raw black metal project from New Jersey, formed in 2023, embracing the most abrasive and deliberately lo-fi end of the black metal spectrum. Their work strips the genre to its harshest essentials, favoring noise, spite, and contempt for polish over any concessions to accessibility.
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