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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Hellriders is a progressive/thrash metal band from Cesena, Italy, active since 2019 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Emerging from Aberdeen's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging cold sonic fury since 2015. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Doom/stoner metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland, formed in 2014, self-described as lifting classic stoner to the heavy max with a 'Fuzz-a-thonic grunt.' This five-piece steamroller delivers crushing, fuzz-drenched stoner doom from the Swiss mountain foothills.
Hellrune is a symphonic black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2019. They layer orchestral grandeur over fierce black metal foundations.
Heavy metal band from Gladbeck, Germany, formed in 2021. Their hard-charging sound carries the spirit of classic heavy metal from the industrial heartland of the Ruhr Valley.
Black/speed metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2004. Two decades of blistering blackened speed metal from the Aragonese capital demonstrate their enduring commitment to extreme velocity.
Hells Crows is a heavy metal band from Macerata, Italy, active since 2025 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Black metal band from Graz, Austria, active since 2009 and signed to Napalm Records. Their albums Cold and Trist channel the dark, atmospheric side of the genre with nine-track compositions steeped in despair and frozen Styrian bleakness.
Hellscum is a black metal project from Reggio Emilia, Italy, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Italy black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
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