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Infinite Terror (2022)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Apocalypse (2023)
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Hirjä is a raw black/funeral doom metal project from Grand Est, France, active since 2024 and crafting glacially slow, suffocating heaviness at the most oppressive tempos in extreme metal. The project plumbs the depths of despair through crushing, extended compositions.
Black/death metal band from Viimsi, Estonia, formed in 2025. Their fierce blend of black and death metal aggression represents the newest extreme metal voice from the Baltic region.
Hirsi is a black/folk metal band from Kajaani, Finland, formed in 2016. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Heavy metal act from Tampere, one of Finland's major music cities, active since 2014. Their masterful name matches polished heavy metal compositions honed in the Finnish inland metropolis.
Relentless deathcore (early); black/death metal (later) project from Milan/Lodi/Bergamo, carving a path through Italy's underground since 2013. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Crushing atmospheric black metal emanating from Moscow, active since 2013 within Russia's metal scene. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Bulgarian black metal band from Sofia, formed in 2013, whose sound has evolved from raw black metal origins into melodic death/black metal territory. This stylistic progression demonstrates their ambition to push beyond the boundaries of a single subgenre.
Spanish band from Alicante, active since 2012, evolving from black metal into black/doom metal and dark ambient territory. Named after the Misty Mountains of Tolkien, their sound has grown increasingly atmospheric and experimental.
Hizha is a black metal project from Barry, United Kingdom, active since 2019 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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