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Hedendom is a pagan raw black metal project from Buenos Aires, driven by vocalist and lyricist Javert Nihil with session guitar and bass contributions from Gon Rillo. The project released its self-titled demo in 2015 — a four-track cassette featuring songs including "The Shadows," "Whisper in the Night," and "Spectral Fall" — which was distributed physically through Triumphant Cadaver Label in Sweden. Javert Nihil has run multiple one-person projects since 2010, with Hedendom as the primary black metal outlet.
Hedenskfrid is a atmospheric black metal band from Finland, formed in 2023. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Hednablod is a black metal project from Västerås, Sweden, active since 2026 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Atmospheric/depressive black metal project from Hesse, Germany, formed in 2026. Among the newest entries in the German DSBM scene, they channel emotional desolation into atmospheric black metal.
Hedon is a melodic death/black metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2013. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hedonihil is a death/black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hedonism is a raw black metal project from Paris, France, active since 2026 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Heekkiandrändulakk is a depressive black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Hefeystos is a black/gothic metal (early); avant-garde rock (later) band from Rumia, Poland, formed in 2020. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic metal layered with emotional depth.
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