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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Metalcore act from Amiens in northern France, active since 2023. Their mythological name referencing the sea monster Scylla adds epic scope to modern metalcore from the Picardy region.
Atmospheric black metal project from Bulgaria, active since 2009. Their ethereal approach layers misty, contemplative atmospheres over black metal foundations, creating a uniquely introspective take on the genre.
British black metal project active since 2024. Their corrupted name signals a defiant approach to black metal, emerging fresh from the UK underground.
Henoth is a ambient black metal project from Lyon, France, active since 2007 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Henoticon is a black metal project from Vyshhorod, Ukraine, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Henriëtta is a death/thrash metal band from Gouda, the Netherlands, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Henry Kane is a crust punk/death metal/grindcore band from Sundsvall, Sweden, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
California's Henry Metal is a solo heavy metal project launched in 2017 that leans into earnest, guitar-forward songwriting with a classicist sensibility. Unpretentious and unabashedly rooted in the riff.
Black death metal project from Toulon on the French Riviera, active since 2017. Named after the Elder Scrolls city, their compositions channel fantastical themes through aggressive extreme metal from Provence.
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