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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Magellan's Expedition (2022)
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Herder is a stoner/sludge metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Herds is a black/death/doom metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 2009. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2016. Their commanding sound channels fierce black metal intensity from the most populous German state.
Gothic metal band from Geigant, Germany, formed in 2023. Their dark, romantic sound draws on the rich tradition of European gothic metal with atmospheric melancholy.
Heredes is a black metal project from Lyon, France, active since 2009 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Melodic death metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2015. Their polished sound delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the former capital on the Rhine.
Heavy metal band from Mataro, Spain, active since 2008. Their name meaning 'Heretics' in Spanish, they deliver nearly two decades of traditional heavy metal from the Catalan coast.
Heavy/power metal band from Santander, Spain, active since 2017. Their anthemic sound carries the European power metal tradition from the Cantabrian coast.
HereLiesIdio is a black/doom metal act from United Kingdom, active since 2025 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
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