Progressive Black Metal

Progressive black metal, an avant-garde subgenre of black metal, shakes the foundations of the traditional black metal scene with its experimental nature. It melds the genre's characteristic raw aggression, tremolo guitar picking, and blast beat drumming with progressive rock's complex structures, technical proficiency, and unorthodox instrumentation. Musicians often deliver philosophical and introspective lyrics while venturing into moody, atmospheric soundscapes. This intricate tapestry weaves together harsh vocals with occasional clean singing, shifting time signatures, and a broad use of keys and synths. Bands like Enslaved and Borknagar have laid down the tracks for this genre, expanding the sonic boundaries far beyond black metal's origins, often incorporating elements of folk, jazz, and classical music to create a diverse and unpredictable auditory experience.

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Reclamation, Pt. II
Album - 7 Tracks - Released August 30, 2024

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Abduction
Agrypnie
Akercocke
Amiensus
Ashenspire
Borknagar
Deconstructing Sequence
Doldrum
Enslaved
Greywoods
Manes
Moon Devoured
Rapheumet's Well
Sâmbăta Morților
The Antichrist Imperium
The Clearing Path
Voidceremony
Voragine of Autumn
Vyrion
Enslaved
Borknagar
Amiensus
Manes
Akercocke
Ashenspire
Agrypnie
Abduction
Sâmbăta Morților
Voidceremony
The Antichrist Imperium
Doldrum
Moon Devoured
Vyrion
Rapheumet's Well
Voragine of Autumn
Greywoods
The Clearing Path
Deconstructing Sequence