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Hellspell is a black/death metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Thrash metal act from Stamford in Lincolnshire, active since 2020. Their matricidal name channels aggressive energy through thrash metal fury from the English East Midlands.
Hellsteps is a black/death metal band from Termoli (Campobasso), Italy, formed in 2008. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Rooted in Ljubljana's underground, this blackened speed metal project delivers vicious compositions with conviction since 2014. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Black metal/punk band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2025. Their raw fusion of black metal darkness and punk energy represents the latest eruption from Berlin's vibrant underground.
Helltripper is a black/thrash metal/punk act from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2015 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Raw Black Metal project from Portugal, forging cold compositions since 2014. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Black/thrash metal and punk act from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2025. Their volatile cocktail of blackened thrash and punk attitude represents the newest wave of Swiss extreme crossover.
Death/black metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2017, self-described as 'yet another symptom of our collective decadence.' Their album The Fall of Paradigms delivers intellectually grounded blackened death metal with philosophical themes quoting Oswald Spengler.
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