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Evidence (2023)
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Horncrown is a black metal project from Kyiv, Ukraine, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, active since 2004. Over two decades of fierce, uncompromising black metal make them one of the most established acts in the Danish black metal scene.
Horned Cült is a black 'n' roll band from Bielsko-Biała, Poland, formed in 2019. They fuse black metal's darkness with rock 'n' roll's infectious energy.
Black/death/doom metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, active since 2015. Their genre-spanning approach merges the cold atmosphere of black metal, the brutality of death metal, and the crushing weight of doom into a devastating triple threat.
Symphonic and epic melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, active since 2011. Their releases including the album De Veritate deliver sweeping, orchestrally enriched death metal inspired by historical and philosophical themes, befitting their name drawn from the decisive Crusader-era battle.
Black metal project from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2020. Their atmospheric sound channels dark intensity from the Rhine university city in the Rhineland.
Hornwood Fell is a black metal project from Soriano nel Cimino (Viterbo), Italy, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Horrenda is a black metal project from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ireland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Blackened death metal band from Limburg, Germany, formed in 2020. Their scorching fusion of black and death metal delivers relentless aggression from the Lahn valley.
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