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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Heathen Peace is a black/death metal/oi! band from 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
California's Heathendom formed in 2025 as a symphonic black metal project, layering orchestral grandeur over cold, dissonant riffing in the tradition of the genre's most theatrical practitioners. They're among the newest acts in the domestic symphonic black metal scene, arriving with fully formed ambition.
Heaume Mortal is a black metal project from Paris, France, active since 2019 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Heaven Watch is a black/heavy metal band from Strasbourg, France, active since 2021 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Death metal outfit from Cardiff, the Welsh capital, active since 2022. Named after a mythological hybrid creature, their sound delivers crushing death metal with monstrous intensity from the Welsh underground.
Hecadoth is a black metal project from Łódź, Poland, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Blackened death/gothic metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020. Their distinctive fusion merges the brutality of blackened death metal with the dark romance of gothic metal.
Hecate is a black metal project from Tours, France, active since 2011 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hecate Enthroned is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2019. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
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