Dissonant, aggressive, innovative. Norse from Australia are setting new standards for black metal music around the world. This one is without peers and remains crucially underrated.
This is avantgarde aka sludgy death metal par excellence. It employs influences from all over and creates earth-pounding death metal that's coherent, creepy as well as otherworldly.
Preludium are Poland's best kept secret. Their release on an Indian label led to a cultural exchange of sorts that created stunning spiritual-themed black/death metal that's hypnotic and crushing.