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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Hexendrone is a sludge/drone/doom metal band from Krasnodar, Russia, formed in 2024. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Born in the crushing underground of Genoa, this symphonic black metal with doom elements act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2024. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hexenfyre is a black metal project from Hämeenlinna, Finland, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Finland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black metal project from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2018. Their name meaning 'Witch's Grave,' they channel occult-tinged black metal darkness from the north German plains.
Death metal band from Paderborn, Germany, formed in 2023. Named after the medieval witch-hunting manual, they forge punishing death metal from Westphalia's historic episcopal city.
Speed/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their blistering velocity and aggressive riffing channel the energy of 1980s speed/thrash from the German capital.
Operating from Saint-Nazaire, this doom/stoner metal project has been shaping dark sound since 2015. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
An uncompromising black metal project from Oslo, active since 2013. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Bred in Grand Est's underground, this act delivers devastating raw black metal since 2017. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
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