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Berlin, DE · 2022–present · active
Sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2022. Their crushingly heavy blend of sludge, stoner, and doom metal delivers a suffocating wall of fuzz and distortion.
Nicosia, CY · 2017–present · active
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.
Wombourne, GB · 2023–present · active
Helms Deep is a thrash metal/crossover band from Wombourne, United Kingdom, active since 2023 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Geneva, CH · 2012–present · active
Southern/stoner metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2012. Their groovy, riff-laden sound brings the warmth of southern metal swagger to the Swiss scene, blending stoner heaviness with bluesy swagger.
Halmstad, SE · 2022–present · active
Helotry is a death metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Belfast, GB · 2015–present · active
Helpless is a thrash metal band from Belfast, United Kingdom, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Píšť, CZ · 2006–present · active
Czech thrash metal band from Pist, active since 2006, with albums including Fatal Formation, A Certain Way, and Own King. Their two decades of thrash metal output make them one of the more established acts in the Czech thrash scene.
Thuringia, DE · 2020–present · active
Pagan metal band from Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2020. Their sound celebrates Germanic pagan traditions through heavy metal from the green forested heart of central Germany.
Münster, DE · 2005–present · active
Pagan black metal band from Munster, Germany, active since 2005, influenced by early Enslaved, Ulver, and Helheim. Their debut Gratr and subsequent albums including Frostnacht and the Sol series deliver profound, spiritually reflective pagan metal with ambiguous lyrics addressing materialism and ancestral themes.

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