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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Madrid-based speed metal outfit active since 2013, one of the Spanish capital's most enduring metal acts. Their wall-like name matches a sound built on solid foundations of classic speed and heavy metal.
Power metal band from Puerto Lumbreras, Spain, formed in 2018. Their anthemic sound delivers soaring power metal from the arid landscapes of Murcia.
Hecadoth is a black metal project from Łódź, Poland, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Blackened death/gothic metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020. Their distinctive fusion merges the brutality of blackened death metal with the dark romance of gothic metal.
Hecate is a black metal project from Tours, France, active since 2011 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hecate Enthroned is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2019. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Hecates is a melodic death metal band from Pordenone, Italy, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hecatomb is a thrash metal band from Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, active since 2020 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Thrash/death metal band from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'Holocaust' in Greek, they channel devastating extremity from the sherry-producing heartland of Andalusia.
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