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Necromanteum (2023)
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Vertigo (Sunbather: 10th Anniversary Remix / Remaster) (2023)
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We Three Kings (Metal Holiday) (2015)
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Los Angeles black metal project whose name reads like a Japanese horror film premise. Supernatural dread reflected back from the City of Angels.
A Portrait of Flesh and Blood is a symphonic and depressive black metal project from Los Angeles, California. Their 2015 full-length "The Pale Enchantress" weaves orchestral grandeur with raw black metal despair across seven tracks of atmospheric extremity.
Abase is a raw black metal band from the Fullerton and Bakersfield areas of California. The band's output consists of an EP and two splits released in 2017-2018, delivering stripped-down, lo-fi black metal in its most primal form.
Abhoria is a black metal band from Los Angeles, California. Since their 2022 self-titled debut full-length, the band has followed up with a single and the 2024 EP "DEPTHS," establishing a growing body of work within LA's thriving black metal underground.
Achaemenid is a raw black metal project from California. Named after the ancient Persian dynasty, the project channels historical mysticism through a lens of raw, unpolished black metal.
Achlyphos is a black metal project from Santa Rosa, California. Their 2020 full-length "Into Interdimensional Slumber Of Frozen Decay" delivers seven tracks of frigid, otherworldly black metal steeped in cosmic horror.
San Diego black metal project. The name's chemical violence makes no compromises from Southern California's extreme underground.
Adeptus is a raw black metal project from Los Angeles, California. With five releases, the project maintains the lo-fi, uncompromising aesthetic of raw black metal amid the sprawl of Southern California.
Los Angeles black metal project. The name — meaning to urge or appeal solemnly — adds gravity to City of Angels darkness.
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