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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Melodic death metal/deathcore band from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, active since 2013. Their ironic name contrasts with serious melodic death metal craftsmanship delivered from the North Sea coast.
An uncompromising death/doom metal project from Joensuu, active since 2005. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Heilbronn, Germany, formed in 2018. Their polished crossover merges Gothenburg-style melodies with thrash metal velocity from the Neckar valley wine country.
Death metal and grindcore band from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2015. Their uncompromising blast of brutality and brevity delivers exactly what their confrontational name promises.
Blackened death metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2020. Their abbreviated, horn-inspired name suits aggressive compositions blending black and death metal extremity.
Black/death metal band from Waltershausen, Germany, formed in 2022. Their fierce blend of black and death metal aggression emerges from the foothills of the Thuringian Forest.
Horerotted is a death metal/grindcore band from Malvern, United Kingdom, active since 2025 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Horizon Ablaze is a black/death metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, formed in 2018. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Death metal band from Maracena, Spain, active since 2016. Their punishing sound delivers crushing death metal from the Granada metropolitan area.
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