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Raw black metal project from Noyers-Missy in rural France, active since 2015. Their demonic name channels dark spirituality into harsh, unpolished black metal from the Burgundian countryside.
Burlington, North Carolina's Hermaeus Mora began as an atmospheric black and death metal act in 2015 before evolving toward metalcore, always guided by a cinematic heaviness and an appetite for transformation. Named for the Daedric Prince of forbidden knowledge, they've pursued their own sonic secrets across several years of restless genre movement.
Based in Helsinki, this heavy metal project has been a fixture of Finland's underground since 2015. Their work channels the iron spirit of traditional metal through anthemic songwriting.
Black metal/crust punk band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2017. Their raw fusion of blackened atmosphere and crust punk D-beats brings an anarchic energy to the Berlin underground.
Hermanos de Sangre is a melodic metal band from Buenos Aires formed in 2016 by vocalist/guitarist Martín "Chino" Gastaldi alongside guitarist Pehuén Berdún and bassist Germán Caramanico. The band released their debut album "Hoy no es un Diablo Blanco y Negro" in 2018, followed by "Luminiscencia" in 2020, the EP "III" in 2022, and a self-titled record in 2023.
Hermeticum is a black metal project from Rome, Italy, active since 2019 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hermh is a atmospheric black/gothic metal (early); symphonic black metal (later) band from Białystok, Poland, formed in 1995. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Hermit's Maze is a Buenos Aires instrumental progressive metal band that debuted in 2017 with the EP "Cyclothyminis" and expanded their sound on the eleven-track full-length "State of Mind" (2019). They followed up with "Every Dream Has Its Bleakness" in November 2020, a five-track release exploring darker atmospheric terrain, and have earned airplay on European and American radio.
Hermitage is a black metal project from United Kingdom, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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