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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Named for the Welsh concept of a longing for something irretrievably lost, Alabama's Hiraeth bring groove metal's propulsive rhythms and sludge's corrosive weight to bear on an emotional register that matches the word. Out of Calera since 2019, they hit hard and leave a mark.
An uncompromising death/thrash metal/metalcore project from Koper, active since 2019. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2015. Their polished sound bridges Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore intensity.
Devastating Black / Death Metal out of Texas.
A crushing black metal entity from Sweden, active since 2024. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Hirilorn is a black metal project from Poitiers, France, active since 2022 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hirjä is a raw black/funeral doom metal project from Grand Est, France, active since 2024 and crafting glacially slow, suffocating heaviness at the most oppressive tempos in extreme metal. The project plumbs the depths of despair through crushing, extended compositions.
Black/death metal band from Viimsi, Estonia, formed in 2025. Their fierce blend of black and death metal aggression represents the newest extreme metal voice from the Baltic region.
Hiroshima is a heavy metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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