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Emerging from Targu Mures's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging relentless sonic fury since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Black metal/ambient project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2013. Their atmospheric blend dissolves the boundaries between black metal aggression and ambient contemplation.
Black metal band from Xabia, Spain, active since 2015. Their name meaning 'Witchcraft' in German, they forge atmospheric black metal from the Mediterranean coast of Alicante.
Hexenmeister is a black metal project from Donetsk, Ukraine, active since 2010 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hexennacht is a speed/thrash metal band from Poland, active since 2025 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hexenshade is a solo black metal and dungeon synth project from Santa Fe, Argentina, founded in 2024 by the artist known as Woryon. The debut album "The Revelation of Doom..." was recorded in January 2025 in Santa Fe and released as a limited cassette by Dutch label Wolfkult Religion, drawing heavily on early Bathory in its raw, occult approach.
Hexenslut is a black metal/crust punk band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2015. They fuse raw black metal aggression with punk's rebellious energy.
Rooted in Veszprém's underground, this raw black metal project delivers scorching compositions with conviction since 2015. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hexentod is a raw black metal project from Ukraine, active since 2022 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
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