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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Speed/thrash metal act from Belgium, formed in 2021. Their blistering approach combines the velocity of speed metal with thrash metal's aggressive edge in a whirlwind of headbanging intensity.
Hëllstrike is a black/thrash metal act from Bucharest, Romania, active since 2020 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Hënkel is a heavy metal band from Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina, active since around 2010 and known for their 2011 demo "Cerca del Final". Their debut album "Génesis", recorded between October 2018 and March 2020 with drums and vocals tracked at Estudio DAB in Villa Mercedes, was released in 2021.
Híbrido is a heavy/power metal band from Getafe, Spain, active since 2019 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Black 'n' roll band from Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 2018. Their energetic fusion of black metal ferocity and rock 'n' roll swagger creates a uniquely rollicking take on extreme music.
Paris-based black metal project active since 2015. Their ethereal name evokes the first light of dawn, contrasting with dark compositions rooted in atmospheric black metal traditions.
Höküs Pöküs is a experimental death metal/grindcore/hardcore band from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, active since 2021 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Avant-garde black metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2023. Their experimental approach pushes black metal into unconventional, boundary-defying territory from the Rhine metropolis.
Black/death metal band from Grafenroda, Germany, formed in 2019. Their name meaning 'Hell Prince,' they forge darkened extremity from the Thuringian Forest.
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