Underground Metal

Underground metal is a raw, uncompromising fusion of extreme metal subgenres, often blending elements of doom, black, death, and sludge with experimental or avant-garde influences. Characterized by crushing riffs, guttural or shrieking vocals, and dense, oppressive atmospheres, the genre thrives on boundary-pushing intensity and unconventional song structures. Many underground metal acts embrace lo-fi or raw production, emphasizing an unpolished, organic sound that rejects mainstream polish. Lyrically, themes often explore existential dread, mythology, and bleak realism. Often released on small labels or independently, the genre maintains a fiercely DIY ethos, fostering innovation in the extreme metal underground.

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Dying Slowly
Single - Released July 4, 2025

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AGHIAZMA
Acrimony
Agiel
Alzhagoth
Ancient Death
Apeshit
Aposento
Artifer
Azazel
Bearwolf
Beelial
Behest
Blood Abscission
Bruxas do Cangaço
CHILDREN OF DOOM
Chakal
Chokeslam
Coltsblood
Dal Av
Dementira
Der Däiwel
Desidio
Devil Creations
Disastrous Murmur
Drzý Čert
El Camino Swe
Eternal Erection
Faithxtractor
Galdorcraeft
Gallower
Gallows' Eve
Hallowed
Hellming
Hojarasca
Huata
Infested Soul
Inhuman 666
K:H:H:L
Kveld
Led By Vajra
Lil Tytan
Maceration
Magua
Martial Law
Mass Damnation
Muh-Kron
Nafandus
Oh! I Kill
PANTOKRAATOR
Paria
Planeetta 9
Poder Negro
Porno Massacre
Profanatus
Puunhalaaja
Rage Onto The Road
Rankka
Rebellix
Renegade Angel
Requiem Rust
SILENZER
SPIRITUS
Sacrifice
Sarcator
Satans Kadaver
Shores Of Lunacy
Sky On Flames
Snake Ritual
Snakeskin Angels
SoulSeeker
Svakapvsara
The Jötunn
Tony Tears
Torsofuck
Tschernophil
Waxen
White Daeth
Winterun
Witto Goom
Wizard Master
famine
Грех
Плага
Райга
Царство У
Dal Av
Kveld
Bearwolf
Azazel
Rankka
Sacrifice
Torsofuck
Hallowed
Lil Tytan
Sarcator
Witto Goom
Aposento
Blood Abscission
Inhuman 666
Плага
Maceration
SILENZER
K:H:H:L
Snake Ritual
Beelial
White Daeth
Galdorcraeft
Gallower
Rebellix
Alzhagoth
Paria
Artifer
Shores Of Lunacy
Ancient Death
Chokeslam
Oh! I Kill
Muh-Kron
Faithxtractor
Wizard Master
Acrimony
SPIRITUS
Gallows' Eve
PANTOKRAATOR
The Jötunn
Planeetta 9
Apeshit
Eternal Erection
Agiel
Rage Onto The Road
Райга
Disastrous Murmur
Magua
Porno Massacre
Martial Law
Sky On Flames
Der Däiwel
Renegade Angel
Coltsblood
famine
Drzý Čert
Tony Tears
Mass Damnation
Puunhalaaja
AGHIAZMA
Tschernophil
Requiem Rust
Hojarasca
Chakal
Profanatus
CHILDREN OF DOOM
Huata
Poder Negro
Behest
Грех
Devil Creations
Snakeskin Angels
Satans Kadaver
Dementira
Bruxas do Cangaço
Infested Soul
El Camino Swe
Waxen
Hellming
Desidio
SoulSeeker
Led By Vajra
Svakapvsara
Царство У
Winterun
Nafandus