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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Born in the savage underground of Riihimäki, this black/death metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2010. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
From Rotterdam in Netherlands, this death metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2008. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Death metal and deathcore outfit from Rouen in Normandy, active since 2016. Their homiletic horror name channels dark themes through a blend of death metal brutality and deathcore breakdowns.
Hail the Seeker is a death metal band from Gdańsk, Poland, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Haine is a US black metal project founded in 2018 whose name — French for "hatred" — signals exactly the kind of cold, misanthropic atmosphere they pursue. Sparse on location, heavy on malice.
Progressive/doom/melodic death metal band from Irun, Spain, formed in 2023. Their ambitious fusion spans three subgenres, merging progressive complexity with doom weight and melodic death aggression from the Basque-French border.
Hairy Pussy is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2020. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
An established melodic black/death metal voice from Donetsk, contributing to Ukraine's underground since 2016. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
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