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Apopka, Florida's Hollentor deal in the epic and the anthemic, blending heavy metal muscle with power metal's soaring sensibility since 2017. Their name — German for "gateway to hell" — hints at the grandiose drama they pursue.
Raw black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2015. Their stripped-down, lo-fi approach embraces the most primitive currents of black metal.
A California black metal project active since 2021, Hollow Husk traffics in desolation and stripped-down hostility. What remains after the flesh is gone — hollow, cold, and unrelenting.
Hollow Lives is a depressive black metal band from Reigate, England, formed in 2015. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Scorching black metal emanating from Helsinki, active since 2018 within Finland's metal scene. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Black metal band from Erfurt, Germany, active since 2002. Over two decades of cold, uncompromising black metal from the Thuringian capital have made them one of the region's most enduring underground acts.
Based in Hyvinkää, this black metal project has been a fixture of Finland's underground since 2011. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Black metal project from Germany, active since 2012. Their grim approach channels the darkest currents of the German black metal underground with raw, unyielding intensity.
Black/thrash metal band from Innsbruck, Austria, formed in 2023. Their ferocious sound merges the raw fury of first-wave black metal with relentless thrash metal velocity, channeling the spirit of classic Teutonic aggression.
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