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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Melodic death metal act from the English Midlands, active since 2020. Their cognitive name suits intricate compositions blending Scandinavian melodic death metal influences with British metal craftsmanship.
Horrorem Memoriæ is a solo atmospheric black metal and dungeon synth project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2021. The project releases material entirely in Portuguese and has built a catalog including early demos from 2020–2021 and the album "Fogo e Sangue" (Fire and Blood, 2024), drawing on themes of shadow, memory, and Brazilian folklore within a melodic black metal framework.
Horrorgraphy is a symphonic/doom metal act from Athens, Greece, active since 2023 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Horrorizon is a death metal band from Mexico City, formed in 2016 as a side project of Norbert Leal of the band In Hell. The group released a demo, Tales from the Death, in 2017 and the Slasher EP in 2019. As of Metal Archives, the band is listed as on hold.
Power/thrash metal band from Lebach, Germany, active since 2011. Their energetic crossover of power metal grandeur and thrash metal intensity delivers anthemic aggression from the Saarland.
Horrorterror is a death metal and grindcore band from Medellín, Colombia. The band released a self-titled EP and participated in multiple splits in 2020, including the four-way split Aberraciones Sonoras and the three-way split Síntoma de un País en Guerra alongside Anger Blast and Rotten Noise.
Horrorthrone is a melodic black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2015. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Heavy/thrash metal act from Belgium, formed in 2020. Their aggressive sound blends traditional heavy metal heft with thrash metal velocity, contributing to the vibrant Belgian underground thrash revival.
Black/Thrash Metal, Crust outfit rooted in Hämeenlinna, channeling furious underground intensity since 2009. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
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