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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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London-based death/thrash metal band formed in 2016, combining death metal's heaviness with thrash's velocity. Their sound channels the combined aggression of both genres through precise, relentless performances.
Serbian death metal band from Belgrade, delivering raw brutality since 2022. Their name channels the concept of light denied, reflecting the dark, oppressive character of their death metal.
German death metal project from Karlsruhe, newly formed in 2025 and bringing fresh brutality to the scene. Their sound draws from death metal's foundational heaviness with a focus on uncompromising aggression.
Danish melodic death metal band from Aarhus, formed in 2021 and channeling Scandinavian melodeath traditions. Their sound blends twin-guitar harmonies with aggressive rhythms in the classic Nordic mold.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Lappeenranta, formed in 2022 and channeling the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their sound blends harmonic guitar lines with aggressive rhythms in the classic Finnish mold.
Finnish death metal band from Hameenlinna, active since 2017. Their name, meaning 'meat grinder' in Finnish, perfectly captures the grinding, brutal character of their death metal sound.
Leipzig-based black/death metal act formed in 2016, with releases including 'Miasmal Coronation,' 'Iron Hands of Domination,' and 'Doctrine.' Their sound merges black metal's atmospheric ferocity with death metal's brutal precision.
Swedish death metal band from Umea, formed in 2022 and channeling northern Swedish extremity. Their approach draws from Scandinavia's deep death metal traditions with Arctic intensity.
Swedish death/black metal band from Stockholm, merging two extreme genres since 2009. Their paradoxically positive name contrasts with the dark, aggressive character of their sound.
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