Australian Black Metal

Australian black metal is a fierce and distinctive offshoot of the broader black metal genre, reflecting the intense, often harsh landscapes and spirit of Australia. Known for its raw, unbridled energy and aggressive soundscapes, this scene combines the traditional high-speed tempos and screeching vocals associated with black metal with a thematic emphasis on occultism, nature, and existential dread. Bands like Destroyer 666 and Bestial Warlust inject a thrash-infused ferocity into their sound, while groups such as Portal and Sadistik Exekution delve into more experimental and dissonant territories, often pushing the boundaries of the genre. Despite its varied approaches—from the atmospheric, melancholic layers of Woods of Desolation to the cosmic explorations of Midnight Odyssey and Mesarthim—Australian black metal maintains a raw edge and an undercurrent of rebellion.

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The Dark Enlightenment
Album - 7 Tracks - Released November 2, 2024

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Abominator
Advent Sorrow
Alder Glade
Anatomy
Anno Domini
Apocalyptic Annihilation
Aquilus
Astral Winter
Astriaal
Atra Vetosus
Austere
Bane of Isildur
Bestial Warlust
Beyond Terror Beyond Grace
Cathedral of Light
Christ Dismembered
Claret Ash
Dead River Runs Dry
Deadspace
Denouncement Pyre
Descend To Acheron
Destruktor
Deströyer 666
Doomcave
Drohtnung
Dødknell
Elegeion
Elysian Blaze
Encircling Sea
Erebus Enthroned
Frostveil
Germ
Gospel of the Horns
Graveir
Greytomb
Hellbringer
Holur
Hope Drone
Ignis Gehenna
Ill Omen
Impetuous Ritual
In The Burial
Katabasis
Krvna
Loss Of Self
Lucifer's Legion
Lumen Ad Mortem
Mesarthim
Mhorgl
Midnight Odyssey
Mongrel's Cross
Moon
Nazxul
Nekrasov
Nocturnal Graves
Order of Orias
Pestilential Shadows
Pestilential Shadows
Portal
Rebel Wizard
Ruins
Sadistik Exekution
Somnium Nox
Striborg
Svangur Kvöl
Tamerlan Empire
Terra Australis
The Amenta
The Autumn League
The Crevices Below
The Furor
Thrall
Urgrund
Vagrond
Vaiya
Vixenta
Vomitor
Vyrion
Wardaemonic
While the Light Remains
Wood of Suicides
Woods of Desolation
al'Tyr
Advent Sorrow
Deströyer 666
Moon
Woods of Desolation
Portal
Midnight Odyssey
Deadspace
Germ
Aquilus
Sadistik Exekution
Mesarthim
Striborg
Bestial Warlust
Gospel of the Horns
Austere
Vomitor
Destruktor
Rebel Wizard
Elysian Blaze
Impetuous Ritual
Hellbringer
Abominator
Nocturnal Graves
Elegeion
The Amenta
Krvna
Pestilential Shadows
The Furor
Vixenta
Hope Drone
Atra Vetosus
Frostveil
Nazxul
Vaiya
Astriaal
Denouncement Pyre
Ruins
Nekrasov
Loss Of Self
Lumen Ad Mortem
Doomcave
Order of Orias
In The Burial
Tamerlan Empire
Christ Dismembered
Astral Winter
Mongrel's Cross
Graveir
Drohtnung
The Autumn League
Mhorgl
Wardaemonic
Thrall
Urgrund
The Crevices Below
Dødknell
Bane of Isildur
Encircling Sea
Terra Australis
Claret Ash
Cathedral of Light
Ignis Gehenna
Apocalyptic Annihilation
Somnium Nox
While the Light Remains
Lucifer's Legion
Descend To Acheron
Vyrion
Greytomb
Pestilential Shadows
Anno Domini
Wood of Suicides
Katabasis
Svangur Kvöl
Dead River Runs Dry
Alder Glade
Erebus Enthroned
al'Tyr
Vagrond
Ill Omen
Beyond Terror Beyond Grace
Holur
Anatomy