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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Melodic death metal outfit from Kyiv, formed in 2022. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
German melodic death metal band from Dresden, formed in 2015. They craft edenic melodic death metal from the Saxon capital's thriving metal scene.
German black/death metal band from Cham in the Upper Palatinate, formed in 2020. They forge shadow-burnt black/death metal from the Bavarian Forest.
Estonian melodic death metal and metalcore band from Tallinn, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of experience, they are a cornerstone of Estonia's melodic extreme metal scene.
Finnish death/post-metal band from Tampere, formed in 2025. They merge death metal intensity with post-metal's atmospheric breadth.
Falun-based groove metal act active since 2016, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
Uncompromising death metal from Barlinek, active since 2014. Their material trades in the genre's heaviest traditions: cavernous vocals, churning guitar work, and percussion that hits with tectonic force.
German melodic death metal and metalcore band from the Herford-Bielefeld-Cologne triangle, formed in 2018. They combine melodic death metal with metalcore across multiple West German cities.
Sintra-based deathcore act active since 2015, fusing death metal's guttural extremity with metalcore's breakdown-heavy dynamics and modern production aesthetics. Their compositions alternate between blasting intensity and crushing, floor-dropping breakdowns.
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