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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Hellish Breed is a death/black metal band from North Brabant, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hellish Force is a black/thrash/speed metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2025 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Based in London, this black/death metal/crust project has been a fixture of United Kingdom's underground since 2020. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hellishkiller is a black metal band from Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2017. The project is largely the work of a single multi-instrumentalist handling vocals, bass, and guitar, with Leandro Cavalcanti on drums, and released the track "Unholy Black Spell" in January 2017 as their first recording. The band appeared on the 2016 Brazilian compilation "Coletânea Abissal" with the track "Celebrate the Day of Chaos".
Short-lived black/thrash n roll in the vein of Destroyer 666, Midnight, and Bathory. Active 2014-2016.
Forged in Hyvinkää's metal community, this pagan black metal act channels menacing aggression since 2012. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hailing from Athens in Greece, this black metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2023. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Death metal act from Marseille, active since 2022. Their Malthusian-inspired name adds intellectual weight to punishing death metal from France's second city on the Mediterranean coast.
Black/thrash metal maniacs from Innviertel, Austria, self-described as playing in 'Bastard Mode' since their formation in 2007. Their releases Funeral, Skull Metal, and a split with Tulsa Razor Doom deliver relentless, beer-fueled blackened thrash.
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