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Sharing (2022)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Honos is a raw black metal project from Foligno (Perugia), Italy, active since 2025 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Stoner metal and rock act from somewhere in England, active since 2024. Their rowdy, whiskey-fueled name perfectly captures the late-night energy of their heavy, groove-driven sound.
An uncompromising death/doom metal project from Joensuu, active since 2005. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
A furious doom metal entity from Asten, contributing to the dutch underground since 2010. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
Death metal and grindcore act from Liverpool, active since 2021. Their grotesque surgical name matches visceral extremity from one of northwest England's most storied cities.
Hoodoo Ritual is a stoner/doom metal band from Malmö, Sweden, active since 2018 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
HoofKnuckle is a stoner/heavy metal band from Leeds, United Kingdom, active since 2018 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
A cold experimental black metal, country entity from Lisbon, contributing to the portuguese underground since 2016. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
A blistering gothic/black metal entity from Vilnius, contributing to the lithuanian underground since 2019. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
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