Warbell

**Warbell** is a Pacific Northwest-based metal outfit known for blending raw, frostbitten black metal with epic fantasy themes inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Formed around 2018, this unsigned act has carved a niche in the underground scene with their lo-fi production, blistering riffs, and lyrical focus on cataclysmic battles and mythological despair. Their recent releases—including *Ruin*, *Plague*, *Havoc*, and the explicitly Tolkien-referencing *Battle of Unnumbered Tears*—channel a primal, DIY ethos, often evoking comparisons to early Scandinavian black metal acts. Warbell’s live performances are rumored to be chaotic, sweat-drenched affairs, though they maintain a mysterious, no-frills presence online, letting their music (and Tolkien-adjacent album art) speak for itself.