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Heol Telwen is a celtic folk/black metal band from Blanc Mesnil, France, active since 2005 and weaving traditional folk elements into extreme metal frameworks. The project bridges ancient heritage with the ferocity of modern metal.
Heonia is a symphonic/progressive metal band from Lille, France, formed in 2010. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Operating from Mäntyharju, this viking/folk metal project has been shaping cold sound since 2020. Their sound delivers the intensity their genre demands with focused execution.
Emerging from Žilina's underground, this heavy metal act has been forging scorching sonic fury since 2018. Anthemic choruses and driving rhythms characterize their particular brand of metal.
Heosphoros is an archaic black metal band from Córdoba, Argentina, formed in 2022 and drawing comparisons to Greek acts like Rotting Christ, Varathron, and Necromantia. Their debut demo "Aster Obscuration" (January 3, 2022) — a four-track cassette release — was picked up for physical distribution by labels including Fallen Temple, Warhemic Productions, and Nuclear Winter Records.
Heparin is a groove/thrash/death metal band from Poznań, Poland, formed in 2023. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Boston's Hepatagua have been plying their trade in sludge metal since 2013, bringing the Northeast's particular strain of urban heaviness to a genre that thrives on misery and low tuning. Dense, slow, and corrosive in all the right ways.
Blackened death metal act from Rennes in Brittany, active since 2023. Their Troma horror-inspired name signals a visceral approach to extreme metal from France's northwestern underground.
Greensboro, North Carolina's Hephystus have been crafting progressive metal since 2009, named for the blacksmith god and built with a similar dedication to forging complex structures from raw heavy metal. Their work rewards patience and repeated listens.
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