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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Heavy/doom metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 2022. They channel the monolithic weight of doom metal through crushing riffs and mournful atmospheres that reflect the genre's grand tradition.
Hraesvelgr is a black metal project from Sweden, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hrafn is a black metal project from Dalarna, Sweden, active since 1997 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Sweden black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hrafn Jarl is a melodic death metal band from Bordeaux, France, active since 2021 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Black metal project from Germany, formed in 2025. Named using Old Norse runes, they represent the newest wave of black metal steeped in Norse cultural traditions.
Hranice Abyss is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020 by vocalist Vic Ferreira and guitarist Henrique de Fina, with bassist Bruno Nicolozzi and drummer Lucas Coltri rounding out the lineup. The band released their debut EP "Aphagy" in August 2021, a fully self-produced six-track effort that drew comparisons to The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist, and Slayer, earning an 8/10 from Metal Temple. Their DIY approach extended to producing and directing their own music videos, including the singles "Violation of Human Condition" and "Flawless Oblivion".
Atmospheric black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2021. Their ethereal compositions layer rich atmospheric textures over black metal foundations from the Bavarian landscape.
Black/doom metal band from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of merging black metal's cold fury with doom metal's crushing weight from the Ruhr industrial heartland.
Hresvelg is a raw black metal project from Novorossiysk, Russia, active since 2016 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
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