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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Haust is a black metal/hardcore project from Notodden, Norway, active since 2008 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hautaaminen is a black metal project from Rome, Italy, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
From Iisalmi in Finland, this death/thrash metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2015. Their sound channels the genre's most crushing impulses through thunderous riffs.
An established raw black metal voice from Tornio, contributing to Finland's underground since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hailing from Oulu in Finland, this black metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2025. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Havarax is a depressive black metal (early); blackened hardcore/groove metal (later) band from Paris, France, formed in 2007. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
Thrash Metal (early); Metalcore (later) force from Belgrade, raw and relentless since 2020. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
Gothic Metal act from Umeå in Sweden, active since 2019 and delivering punishing extremity. Their sound delivers the intensity their genre demands with focused execution.
Have a Nice Life... is a atmospheric/depressive black metal band from Cornwall, England, formed in 2014. They channel bleak, emotionally devastating black metal from the depths of despair.
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