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Black/speed metal act from Koblenz, Germany, formed in 2024, merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with speed metal's breakneck velocity. Their approach channels the classic first-wave energy of black/speed metal with fresh intensity.
Rising from Jangrot's metal underground, this Polish act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
When Evil Fire emerged in 2017 from Giussano (Monza and Brianza), they brought with them a sound rooted in heavy metal — all Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this black metal and death metal act from Poland traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2009, they've built a catalog that reflects Poland's relentlessly productive underground.
Evil Forest is a raw black metal project from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2019 by M.N.V.218 (guitar, vocals) and Heriwald L.R. (drums). The duo debuted on the 2019 split compilation Pure Tyranny of Rawness alongside Ecuadorian and Australian acts, contributing three tracks of lo-fi black metal recorded in October of that year.
Evil Forest is a raw black metal project from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2019 by M.N.V.218 (guitar, vocals) and Heriwald L.R. (drums). The duo debuted on the 2019 split compilation Pure Tyranny of Rawness alongside Ecuadorian and Australian acts, contributing three tracks of lo-fi black metal recorded in October of that year.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Herford in East Westphalia, Germany, delivering aggressive, hook-driven metal since 2019. Their menacing name sets the tone for a sound that combines traditional heavy metal power with thrash metal's cutting edge.
Evil Heart is a heavy metal band from Antioquia, Colombia, formed in 2018 in Medellín by Sergio Muñoz (vocals/guitar), Ramiro García (guitar), and Andrés Atehortúa (bass). The band has released two full-lengths on Metal Archives: Burning Day in Hell (2020) and Wicked Man (2023).
Groove/thrash metal band from Ciudad Real, Spain formed in 2013. They deliver riff-heavy, mosh-ready metal from the heart of Castilla-La Mancha.
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