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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Black metal project from Germany, formed in 2025. Their name meaning 'Homecoming,' they represent the newest wave of German black metal with raw, uncompromising vision.
Heimland is a black metal project from Karmøy, Norway, active since 2021 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Black metal project from Weinbohla, Germany, active since 2012. Their atmospheric approach channels the landscapes of Saxony through cold, contemplative black metal.
Heimsgard is a pagan black metal band from Remiremont, France, formed in 2015. They forge pagan-inspired black metal rooted in ancient traditions.
Black metal project from Manchester, active since 2017. Their murky compositions channel the industrial grit of northern England's greatest music city into atmospheric black metal.
Heir is a black/sludge metal act from Toulouse, France, active since 2017 and fusing black metal aggression with punk-influenced rawness and energy. The project bridges extreme metal and underground punk traditions.
Black/doom metal band from Aurich, Germany, active since 2012. Their oppressive sound merges the cosmic darkness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom from the flatlands of East Frisia.
Heiðinn is a atmospheric black metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed in 2019. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Black metal project from Ober-Florsheim, Germany, formed in 2020. Named after the ancient Greek goddess of witchcraft, they channel occult themes through fierce black metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate.
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