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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Forged in Hyvinkää's metal community, this pagan black metal act channels menacing aggression since 2012. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Hailing from Athens in Greece, this black metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2023. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Death metal act from Marseille, active since 2022. Their Malthusian-inspired name adds intellectual weight to punishing death metal from France's second city on the Mediterranean coast.
Black/thrash metal maniacs from Innviertel, Austria, self-described as playing in 'Bastard Mode' since their formation in 2007. Their releases Funeral, Skull Metal, and a split with Tulsa Razor Doom deliver relentless, beer-fueled blackened thrash.
Emerging from Aberdeen's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging cold sonic fury since 2015. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Hellrune is a symphonic black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2019. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Black/speed metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2004. Two decades of blistering blackened speed metal from the Aragonese capital demonstrate their enduring commitment to extreme velocity.
Black metal band from Graz, Austria, active since 2009 and signed to Napalm Records. Their albums Cold and Trist channel the dark, atmospheric side of the genre with nine-track compositions steeped in despair and frozen Styrian bleakness.
Hellscum is a black metal project from Reggio Emilia, Italy, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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