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Impetus Odi (2021)
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Trial By Fire (2023)
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Brazen (2024)
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Hideout Afire is a post-black metal band from Russia, formed in 2024. They push black metal into atmospheric, post-metal territory.
Drawing from Forlì's metal heritage, this heavy metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2020. Their compositions celebrate the timeless formula of powerful riffs and soaring melodies.
Metalcore act from Rambouillet near Paris, active since 2013. Their energetic sound channels over a decade of experience in the Île-de-France metalcore scene.
Forged in Novara's metal community, this black metal act channels grim aggression since 2004. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Black metal band from Gijon, Spain, active since 2014. Their name meaning 'Winter in Darkness,' they channel cold, atmospheric black metal from the Asturian coast.
Black metal band from Spain, formed in 2018. Their commanding approach to black metal carries an authoritative, uncompromising vision of the genre.
Heavy metal and hard rock act from Leicester in the East Midlands, active since 2018. Their beer-punning name adds British humor to classic metal and rock compositions.
Black metal project from Gorlitz, Germany, formed in 2026. The newest black metal voice from Germany's easternmost city on the Polish border.
Hieronymus Bosch is a progressive death metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2023 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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