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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
De Doorn (2021)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
05/13 @ The Rust Belt, East Moline
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Death/thrash/black metal act from Leipzig, Germany, merging three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres since 2008. Their martial name drives a sound that draws from each genre's most combative and ferocious elements.
Heavy/black metal act from Anzegem in West Flanders, Belgium, forging an unusual blend of traditional heavy metal with black metal elements since 2008. Their long tenure makes them a veteran presence in the Belgian underground with a distinctive genre-crossing sound.
When Evilfeast emerged in 2005 from Otwock, they brought with them a sound rooted in atmospheric black metal and black metal — all raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Krasnyy Chikoy-based black metal and death metal act, active since 2007 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Black metal project from France active since 2017. They channel evil darkness through raw black metal.
Black metal project from Split, Croatia formed in 2019. They bring raw black metal from the Dalmatian coast.
When Evilnasty emerged in 2015 from Varese, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Black metal and speed metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland active since 2013. They fuse the raw aggression of black metal with the velocity of speed metal from southeastern Finland.
Black metal project from Alfeld (Leine) in Lower Saxony, Germany, channeling dark lordship through raw compositions since 2021. Their name merges evil and nobility, reflecting the aristocratic darkness of their black metal.
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