Stretching the indie umbrella toward the heavy end here, since the sidebar goes with the broad “independent music” definition. Pyromania is a black metal band from Tbilisi, Georgia, and everyone in it is between 16 and 19. “Hard Pill To Swallow” came out on 20 October, fully self-released with no label behind it.
What got me is how much it sounds like early-90s Norwegian black metal, made by kids born a couple of decades after that era, in a scene that’s tiny compared to most of Europe. No label, no PR push, just a young band putting a song out and hoping people find it, which feels about as indie as it gets.
Full disclosure: I’m a friend of the band and posting as a fan, not on their behalf. I’d love to hear what you think, especially if black metal isn’t usually your thing.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/aW4MTX452VA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/34hG9rRi2ofdv7YqaHsh8B
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/band_pyromania
a band of 16 to 19 year olds chasing that early 90s norwegian sound feels right, since that scene was mostly kids about the same age back then. curious if they kept the recording raw on purpose or just used what they had. with black metal the honest answer is usually both
