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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Folk/black metal band from Munich, Germany. Their sound weaves folk melodies and acoustic passages into a black metal framework, drawing on both Germanic and Norse cultural traditions.
Hemlokk is a atmospheric black metal, neofolk band from West Sussex, England, formed in 2023. They craft expansive, atmospheric black metal compositions with textural depth.
Forged in Luserna San Giovanni (Turin)'s metal community, this folk metal act channels devastating aggression since 2008. Their compositions channel the spirit of their genre through conviction and craft.
Heol Telwen is a celtic folk/black metal band from Blanc Mesnil, France, active since 2005 and weaving traditional folk elements into extreme metal frameworks. The project bridges ancient heritage with the ferocity of modern metal.
Operating from Mäntyharju, this viking/folk metal project has been shaping cold sound since 2020. Their sound delivers the intensity their genre demands with focused execution.
Epic heavy/power metal and acoustic folk project from Germany, active since 2005. Their dual approach combines the grandeur of epic power metal with intimate acoustic folk arrangements.
Symphonic/folk/power metal band from Rostock, Germany, active since 2008. Their elaborate compositions layer symphonic orchestrations and folk melodies over a foundation of power metal from the Baltic coast.
A furious black/folk metal entity from Szeged, contributing to the hungarian underground since 2004. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Hexvessel is a psychedelic folk rock (early); atmospheric/post-black/doom metal (later) band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2011. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory.
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