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The Withering Lands (2024)
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Croaking For Entrails (2017)
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Thy Entity of Evil (2022)
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Punishing Death Metal out of Texas.
One of Dallas's longest-running black metal acts, Bael Occultus has pursued a raw and warlike sound rooted in pagan and martial themes since 1997.
Formed by ex-Imprecation vocalist Grimlord. Beherit, Absu, and Gorgoroth in a dusty southern bar brawl. Split up in 2014 after thirteen years of filth.
An Austin, Texas melodic death/black metal outfit formed in 2023, blending aggressive riffing with epic fantasy themes.
Houston, Texas progressive thrash/power metal band Basilisk was active from 1989 to 1991, releasing a demo and appearing on a 1990 Saturn Records compilation before disbanding.
Relentless Black / Death / Groove Metal / Grindcore from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
Metallic hardcore from Austin.
Savage Black / Death Metal from Laredo.
Savage Black Metal / Punk out of Texas.
Towering Black / Doom Metal / Rock from Houston.
Blasphemous Black Metal / Dark Ambient from Indianapolis, Indiana (early); Spring, Texas (later).
Black Speed from the Cemeteries of Texas. Influences: Motorhead, Venom, Bathory, early Slayer, Celtic Frost. On Goat Throne Records.
Blasphemous Black Metal from Austin.
Ripping Black / Death Metal from San Antonio.
Brutal Black / Death Metal from Brownsville/Harlingen/Raymondville.
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