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Denigrata

United Kingdom · formed 2014 · last active 2015

UK avant-garde black metal collective from Northampton (active 2014-2019), fronted by Denigrata Herself and built around dual operatic/harsh vocals, mechanised industrial drum programming, piano and ambient synth textures under a symphonic black-metal core. Their sole full-length, Missa Defunctorum: Requiem Mass in A Minor (2015), self-tags 'ambient, glitch, noir concrête' and drew Blut aus Nord/Anaal Nathrakh comparisons for its atmospheric density.

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SCORE PROFILE

JazzyBalkanHardcoreSurfBarbershopDeathBlackTechnicalGlitchTheatricalFolkDoomDroneShoegazeAmbient8-bit
Jazzy0
Balkan0
Hardcore1
Surf0
Barbershop0
Death2
Black6
Technical3
Glitch4
Theatrical2
Folk0
Doom4
Drone1
Shoegaze0
Ambient6
8-bit0

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WHY THOSE SCORES

  • Glitch 4Band self-tags 'glitch' and 'noir concrête'; Louder Sound's review describes 'harsh, cold vocals play off mechanised beats' with 'pile-driving, quasi-industrial drum rhythms' and 'flickering wisps of electronica' — production-level electronic manipulation.
  • Doom 4Bandcamp self-tags include 'doom' and 'sludge'; a contemporaneous review describes 'cataclysmic explosions and doom-like dirges' within the album.
  • Ambient 6Band self-describes as 'an ambient, tech-fuelled black metal collective'; reviews cite dreamlike keyboard melodies, clean guitar plucking and ambient segments as structural elements.

MEMBERS

  • Denigrata Herselfguitars, vocals (frontwoman)
  • Maneakeys, operatic vocals
  • Cændélguitars
  • Legivnbass
  • Tasímengíyielectronics

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