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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Death metal/grindcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, formed in 2020. Their ferocious blast of brutality erupts from the Basque Country capital.
Oxford-based black metal project active since 2019. Named after a character from Elder Scrolls lore, their compositions channel fantastical darkness through atmospheric black metal from one of England's most ancient cities.
Brutal death metal/goregrind act from Germany, formed in 2024. Their ultra-extreme fusion of slam-heavy brutality and goregrind pushes the boundaries of sonic violence.
Progressive/melodic death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 2005. Two decades of technically ambitious melodic death metal have made them a cornerstone of the Estonian metal scene.
Human Harvest is a death metal/grindcore band from Sundsvall, Sweden, active since 2014 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Punishing death metal project from Azores, carving a path through Portugal's underground since 2019. Cavernous production and rhythmic complexity define their death metal approach.
Heavy speed metal act from Belfort near the Swiss border, active since 2020. Their lunar name adds atmospheric mystique to compositions channeling classic speed metal energy from eastern France.
Industrial death metal band from Sjaelland, Denmark, active since 2015. Their mechanized approach fuses the cold precision of industrial music with death metal brutality.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Franconia/Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2026. The freshest melodic death-groove voice in the Bavarian scene, they blend catchy melodies with heavy grooves.
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