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Featured Album
"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Melodic black/folk metal band from Gadebusch, Germany, formed in 2018. Named after the Norse mythological wellspring, they weave folk melodies into melodic black metal from the Mecklenburg countryside.
Austrian black metal project formed in 2018, named after Hvergelmir, the primordial wellspring of Norse mythology. Their atmospheric approach channels the cold desolation of Nordic landscapes through raw, unrelenting black metal.
Grim black metal from Sweden, contributing to the national scene since 2025. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Hvorost is a epic black/folk metal band from Vladivostok, Russia, formed in 2014. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Death/sludge metal and hardcore band from Bielefeld, Germany, active since 2015. Their crushing crossover merges the brutality of death metal with sludge heaviness and hardcore punk intensity.
Heavy/doom metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, formed in 2023. Their ponderous, riff-driven sound channels the weight of doom and heavy metal from the North Sea coast.
Heavy metal outfit from Truro in Cornwall, active since 2018. Their unusual name adds character to traditional metal compositions from England's southwesternmost city.
Hvöya is a black/sludge metal act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2013 and fusing black metal aggression with punk-influenced rawness and energy. The project bridges extreme metal and underground punk traditions.
Hvøsch is a black/post-metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2016. They craft atmospheric, dynamic post-metal compositions.
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