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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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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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Technical/progressive death metal duo from Sandanski, Bulgaria, formed in 2020. Their self-titled debut features four tracks of intricately constructed death metal with programmed drums, blending technical precision with progressive structures.
German doom/melodic death metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2021, blending doom's crushing weight with melodeath's harmonic sophistication. Their hybrid approach bridges the gap between slow-burning heaviness and melodic intensity.
German melodic black/death metal band from Mainz, active since 2013 and blending harmonic richness with extreme metal aggression. Their sound channels melodic sensibility through the dual lens of black and death metal intensity.
German death metal band from Nuremberg, delivering visceral heaviness since 2019. Their sound channels the genre's relentless aggression and guttural intensity through crushing riffs and pummeling rhythms.
Belgian melodic death metal project formed in 2021, channeling Scandinavian-influenced melodeath through sweeping harmonies and aggressive precision. They bring a fresh take on the genre's twin-guitar tradition to the Belgian underground.
Swedish death metal band from Stockholm, active since 2015 and channeling the legendary Stockholm death metal tradition. Their sound draws from the city's foundational role in the genre's history.
LIFESICK is a Danish heavy hardcore band from Fredericia, formed in 2015, whose music merges the aggression and directness of hardcore with the sonic weight of Swedish death metal. Their catalog — including 6.0.1 (2016, Southern Lord), Swept in Black (2018), Misanthropy (2022), and Loved by None, Hated by All — addresses mental health, addiction, and depression with unflinching honesty. The band signed to Metal Blade Records and has toured internationally alongside established extreme metal acts.
Romanian gothic/black/death metal band from Timisoara with roots back to 1998, blending three dark genres. Their nature-themed name evokes organic growth amid the darkness of their multi-genre extreme metal.
Finnish death/doom metal and noise act from Helsinki, formed in 2023 and merging extreme metal with harsh noise elements. Their experimental approach pushes death/doom into abrasive, unconventional territory.
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