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Let You Go (2024)
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Heavy metal band from Cuellar, Spain, active since 2014. Their sound channels classic heavy metal energy from the ancient walled town of Castilla y Leon.
Hikan was a one-person depressive black metal project from Curitiba, Brazil, active from 2015 until its dissolution. The project released three recordings: The Cycle of Pain (December 2015), A Breath of Sorrow for a Dying Spirit (September 2016), and Begotten (March 2018), all available via Bandcamp and noted for their bleak, introspective character.
Melodic black/death metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2014. Their sophisticated blend of melodic precision and extreme metal aggression brings technical excellence to the Swabian scene.
Progressive/groove/thrash metal band from Markina-Xemein, Spain, formed in 2022. Their ambitious fusion merges progressive complexity with groove and thrash from the rural Basque Country.
Black/Thrash Metal outfit rooted in Hultsfred, channeling thunderous underground intensity since 2018. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Hilde is a melodic death metal (early); melodic black metal (later) band from Marseille, France, formed in 2020. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hilderog is a black metal project from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, active since 2002 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hildethrumm is a experimental black metal project from Tyumen, Russia, active since 2025 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Russia black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Crossover thrash act from Järvenpää near Helsinki, active since 2011. Their sound blends aggressive thrash metal with crossover punk energy from the Finnish southern underground.
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