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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Folk metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, active since 2010, blending death metal ferocity with folk instrumentation and Viking metal grandeur. Their EP Implosive fuses melodic death metal aggression with folk sensibilities, drawing comparisons to Ensiferum.
Rooted in Ludvika's underground, this death metal (early); melodic death metal (later) project delivers harsh compositions with conviction since 1992. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Hypocrite is a death/thrash metal band from Egersund, Norway, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Metalcore act from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Basque Country capital, active since 2011. Over a decade of work from the Spanish Basque scene has honed their blend of melodic aggression and hardcore energy.
An uncompromising black metal/post-rock project from Bjuv, active since 2019. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hypokras is a thrash/death metal band from Tarbes, France, formed in 2002. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hypostasis is a progressive metal band from Lagonisi, Greece, formed in 2024. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Raw Black Metal force from Tampere, crushing and relentless since 2004. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Cold black metal (early); post-metal/rock (later) emanating from Gothenburg, active since 2004 within Sweden's metal scene. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
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