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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Black Metal Punk from South Tejas conceived by Noelia Garza. Signed to Hells Headbangers Records. Debut album The Ancient Gaping Mouth released 2025.
Los Angeles' Hexen bring melodic sophistication and progressive ambition to the thrash template, threading complex arrangements through otherwise hard-hitting material. Their approach reflects the technical tradition of the LA metal scene while reaching toward something more compositionally adventurous.
Hexen Blood is a black metal project from Petrozavodsk, Russia, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
A recent arrival from Santa Rosa, California, Hexen House entered the black metal underground in 2024 with the urgency of a band that has been waiting too long to start. Raw and immediate, their early work sounds less like a debut than a declaration.
Operating from Warsaw, this black/thrash metal project has been shaping savage sound since 2022. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Deathcore outfit from Marseille, active since 2009. Over fifteen years from the Mediterranean port city, they have developed their blend of mechanical precision and extreme metal brutality.
Black metal band from Ferrol, Spain, formed in 2019. Their name meaning 'Witch's Spell' in German, they channel occult black metal from the Atlantic coast of Galicia.
An uncompromising black metal/punk act from the dutch underground, active since 2021. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Hard rock heavy metal outfit from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, active since 2012. Their chemical-element name channels classic rock and metal traditions from a town famous for legendary outdoor concerts.
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