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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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House of Usher is a death metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, active since 1994 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Housebreakers is a heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2022 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
A brutal thrash metal entity from Venice, contributing to the italian underground since 2006. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Hout is a black metal/punk band from Russia, formed in 2023. They fuse raw black metal aggression with punk's rebellious energy.
Emerging from Amersfoort's underground, this brutal death metal act has been forging crushing sonic fury since 2024. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Thrash metal act from Oxfordshire, active since 2018. Their cerebral name adds a psychedelic edge to thrash metal compositions from the English Home Counties.
Hovercraft is a doom/gothic metal band from Bucharest, Romania, formed in 2018. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic doom layered with emotional depth.
Stoner metal/rock band from Bielefeld, Germany, active since 2017. Their fuzz-laden, groove-heavy sound channels the spirit of desert rock from the Teutoburg Forest region.
Hovf is a black metal project from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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