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Rising from Belgrade in Serbia, this thrash/speed metal outfit harnesses grim power since 2006. Pit-starting riffs and furious tempos characterize their thrash approach.
Helleruin is a black metal project from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2020 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Thrash metal band from Thun, Switzerland, active since 2015. Their relentless riffing and high-energy delivery keep the Swiss thrash tradition alive from the foothills of the Bernese Alps.
Hellevaerder is a black metal project from Heerhugowaard, Netherlands, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hellevaert is a atmospheric black metal band from Venlo, the Netherlands, formed in 2017. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Thrash metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, active since 2008. Nearly two decades of thrash metal intensity make them one of the more established acts in the Danish thrash scene.
Hellewijt is a black metal project from Leiden, Netherlands, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Belgian black/pagan metal act, active since 2014. Their sound draws on pagan traditions and the forested landscapes of the Low Countries, merging atmospheric black metal with folk-tinged melodies.
Rooted in the forests and rolling hills of central Virginia, Hellfarer weave folk instrumentation and pagan atmosphere into black metal's cold fire since 2016. The result feels genuinely Appalachian — haunted, earthy, and proud of its distance from the mainstream.
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