The 20 Underground Metal Bands You Might've Missed In December 2023

Looking for something new to listen to? Get acquainted with these tracks from some lesser-known bands thanks to our monthly Underground Roundup! Check out our playlists below featuring this month's picks (as long as they're on streaming services), and you can listen to all previous editions of the Underground Roundup here.

A quick note before we dive into this month's picks – this series has been condensed into a more playlist-focused effort. This playlist will not be wiped clean month to month. Instead, this is a cumulative effort (rotated out yearly) to show off all the great bands you might not have heard of. So go give the playlists a like on Spotify and Apple Music, and enjoy!

This month's additions include:

1. "Wrung" – Apostle
2. "Ýrr" – Árstíðir lífsins
3. "Berdella Of Blood" – Atoll
4. "Bound To The Funeral Pyres" – Baron
5. "The Night Of Blood" – Bloedmaan
6. "Trash" – Capsule
7. "Withered Halo Around My Neck" – Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean
8. "An Unnatural End" – Contaminated
9. "Oozing Radioactive Vomition" – Cryptworm
10. "Hyperline Underflow" – Dissimulator
11. "Attraction Vulgarity" – Dwelling Below
12. "Treading On The Bones Of Lonliness" – Exitium Sui
13. "Bound To Death" – Farsoth
14. "Ozymandian" – Hauntologist
15. "Vessel Of Suffering" – Hulder
16. "Blazing Acheronic Tyrants" – Infernal Execrator
17. "meurtrissure par meurtrissure" – maudissez
18. "Of Mages And Mystics" – Ringarë
19. "Hush" – shedfromthebody
20. "Red Feasts Condensed Into One" – Spectral Voice