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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Philadelphia's Heathen of the North have been bringing Viking and folk metal's epic mythology to Southeastern Pennsylvania since 2012, melding battle-ready riffs with melodic folk instrumentation. Their music celebrates pre-Christian northern tradition with genuine reverence and compositional craft.
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.
Blistering Crossover / Death / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Heathen Rites is a doom metal act from Örebro, Sweden, active since 2021 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
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.
Heathens is a death metal/punk band from England, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
San Antonio's Heather Leather have been delivering classic-minded heavy metal since 2019, drawing on the NWOBHM playbook while maintaining a distinctly Texas identity. Their sound prioritizes melodic riffs and honest, unadorned songwriting over modern production gloss.
Thrash metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany, active since 2016. Their scorching thrash delivers blistering speed and aggressive riffing from the heart of Baden.
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.
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