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Thrash metal band from Grenaa, Denmark, active since 2014. Their aggressive thrash delivers high-energy riffing and breakneck speed from the eastern coast of Jutland.
Parisian black metal band Hell Militia formed in 1999 and released their debut album Canonisation of the Foul Spirit in 2005, drawing international attention with a sound that united old school necro aesthetics with the dissonant, ruptured approach characteristic of the French black metal underground. Jacob's Ladder (2013) solidified their position in the scene, while Hollow Void marked their return after nearly a decade of silence. Members have also participated in Arkhon Infaustus, Aosoth, and Temple of Baal, situating the band within France's tightly connected extreme metal network.
Black metal project from Mulhouse in Alsace near the Swiss and German borders, active since 2021. Their maleficent name channels dark sorcery into black metal informed by three converging European traditions.
Rooted in Bologna's underground, this sludge/groove/southern metal project delivers searing compositions with conviction since 2016. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Heavy/power metal band from Benicassim, Spain, formed in 2020. Their anthemic sound channels European power metal grandeur from the Castellon coast.
Thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2015. Named after the Judas Priest classic, they deliver blistering thrash from the cultural hub of Saxony.
Paris-based heavy metal and rock act active since 2013. Their French name meaning 'evil death' belies a sound that blends classic heavy metal with hard rock swagger from the French capital.
Sludge/Black Metal outfit rooted in Verona, channeling scorching underground intensity since 2024. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Hell Wehrwolf is a raw black metal project from Vilyuchinsk, Russia, active since 2021 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.
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