I’m sure I’m not the only one who occasionally gets confused by all the random, bizarre metal band names out there. So to help make things easier for all you metal fans, here’s a first attempt to disambiguate a few similar-sounding band names. The bands in question are Orcustus, Orcivus and Obitus.

Orcivus is a Swedish black metal band playing dissonant, orthodox black metal very similar to bands like Borgia, Watain, Ofermod or Ondskapt. They just released their sophomore album Est Deus in Nobis earlier this month. They also have the coolest logo out of the three. Definitely a band to check out if you’re a fan of the recent group of orthodox black metal bands.

Obitus are also Swedish, and they also play black metal, but in a much more sterile, frenzied style. Founding member Anders Ahlbäck is also in Waning, and the two projects definitely sound similar, though Obitus’s style is a bit faster and more chaotic. They released their debut full-length March of the Drones last year. Obitus is apparently also a role-playing game from the early 90s.

Finally, Orcustus is a black metal band from Norway with the distinction of having Gorgoroth guitarists Infernus and Tormentor as former members. Founding members Taipan and Dirge Rep resurrected the band in 2008, and their self-titled debut came out last year. The name Orcustus apparently means “the inner circle of Hell where Lucifer resides on his throne.” Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taipan also presumably gets his alias from the Australian snake of the same name, which has the most potent venom of any snake on earth.