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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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We Rule the Waves (2025)
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Death metal act from Oslo, formed in 2020. Coldflesh brings chilling death metal to the Norwegian capital's extreme underground.
Progressive death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2007. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from the French capital.
Death-doom-sludge band from Trier, Germany, formed in 2021. They layer death metal aggression over crushing doom and sludge foundations from Germany's oldest city.
Dublin death metal band active since 2004, one of the longer-running acts in the Irish extreme metal scene. Coldwar has spent two decades delivering unrelenting death metal from the Irish capital.
Death metal band from Tornio on the Swedish border, Finland, active since 2012. They deliver death metal from the northernmost reaches of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Örebro death metal act active since 2006, delivering relentless brutality from central Sweden. Their two decades of grinding extremity speak to a steadfast commitment to the death metal craft.
Epic black and death metal band from Liege, Belgium, one of the scene's veterans since 2004. They combine the grandeur of epic metal with the extremity of black and death metal, creating sweeping compositions from the Walloon capital.
Melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, one of the country's longest-running acts in the genre since 1993. Their extensive catalog includes albums like 'Supernova Overdrive,' 'Doomsday Odyssey,' and 'Human Monster Madness,' spanning over three decades of melodeath.
Death-doom metal band from Gottingen, Germany. They merge the oppressive weight of doom with death metal aggression from the Lower Saxon university city.
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