Origin: Germany
Location: Brunswick, Lower Saxony
Formed: 2017
Genre: Depressive / Post‑Black Metal
Status: Active
Label: Independent
Kunstwerk.F41.2 is a depressive/post‑black metal project from Brunswick, active since 2017 and steeped in a bleak, urban emotional palette. Their name—referencing the ICD‑10 code F41.2 for mixed anxiety and depressive disorder—signals the project’s thematic core: psychological strain, inner collapse, and the oppressive weight of modern life. Their sound blends raw depressive black‑metal textures with post‑black atmosphere, often leaning into repetition, dissonance, and a sense of suffocating introspection.
The project’s early output in 2019, including the Opressive Life in Urban Conditions (Reproduction) single and the Broken Demo, introduced a lo‑fi, emotionally fractured aesthetic. The 2020 single Broken sharpened this approach, layering depressive melodies with a more structured post‑black sensibility. Across all releases, Kunstwerk.F41.2 maintains a DIY ethos and a focus on emotional authenticity over polish.
Kunstwerk.F41.2 stands as a stark, emotionally raw presence in the Lower Saxony underground—depressive, atmospheric, and shaped by a collective intent to translate psychological strain into sound.