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Berlin-based band active since 2010, evolving from melodic black metal origins into hard rock territory. Their dramatic stylistic shift demonstrates a willingness to completely reinvent their sound across genres.
Born in the searing underground of Bergamo, this stoner metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2011. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
London-based stoner doom metal project active since 2023. Their celestial name suits sun-baked, heavy compositions that blend stoner grooves with doom weight from the British capital.
Salt Lake City's Hibernaut pile sludge, stoner, and doom into a slow-moving mass that seems calibrated to induce a specific kind of narcotic heaviness. Formed in 2023, they occupy the hazy zone where riff weight and psychedelic drift become the same thing.
Hibernum is a black metal project from Rijeka, Croatia, active since 2013 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Croatia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Rising from Chieti in Italy, this depressive black metal outfit harnesses cold power since 2021. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
An uncompromising heavy metal/hard rock act from the french underground, active since 2015. Their work channels the iron spirit of traditional metal through anthemic songwriting.
Hibod is a black metal project from Moscow, Russia, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hibria is a power/speed metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 1996 and internationally recognized for their technical precision and ferocious tempo. Their debut album Defying the Rules (2004), mixed by Piet Sielck of Iron Savior, was released in Japan where it found a devoted following, and the band went on to support acts including Metallica and Black Sabbath. Subsequent albums include The Skull Collectors (2008), Blind Ride (2011), Silent Revenge (2013), and the self-titled Hibria (2015).
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