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Born from the rust belt shadows of East Liverpool, Ohio, Heidentum channels a raw and ancient fury through primitive black metal that feels ripped straight from northern European soil. Formed in 2021, the project embraces pagan hostility with an American grimness all its own.
Black metal project from Uelzen in Lower Saxony, Germany, active since 2011. Named 'Heathen Forest,' their atmospheric sound evokes the ancient woodlands of northern Germany through raw black metal.
Black metal project from Karlsruhe, Germany, formed in 2021. Their name translating to 'Heathen Rage,' they channel fierce, uncompromising black metal from the Baden region.
Pagan/black metal project from Wadrill, Germany, formed in 2024. Their sound celebrates Germanic pagan heritage through blackened metal fury from the wooded hills of the Saarland.
Heidevolk is a folk/viking metal band from Arnhem, the Netherlands, formed in 2008. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Austrian black metal project from Seewalchen, active since 2016, drawing on epic folk and pagan black metal traditions. Their releases incorporate Slavic mythology, Balkan geography, and occultist themes, channeling influences from Bathory, Falkenbach, and early Behemoth.
Folk/Viking metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2011, blending melodic, black, and power metal with folk-themed undertones. Their extensive catalog from Northern Tales through The Blackening Tide to Sworn to Vengeance features powerful choruses and brutal growls.
Belgian black metal act from Eeklo, formed in 2019. Their sound channels the second wave of black metal through a modern European lens, delivering cold, uncompromising extremity from the Flemish underground.
Heift is a black metal project from Hveragerði, Iceland, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Iceland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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