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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Stallord craft technical death metal from Ciudad Real in Castilla-La Mancha, building mathematically precise compositions from the heart of the Iberian plateau. Formed in 2020, they bring cerebral brutality to central Spain.
Saint Petersburg's Stalwart have been pairing death and thrash metal since 2010. Over a decade from the cultural capital, their name of unwavering resolve has shaped compositions of dual-genre determination.
Star Insight deliver melodic and symphonic death metal from the western Finnish city of Seinajoki, layering orchestral elements over aggressive melodeath frameworks. Active since 2014, they bring stellar insight to the Ostrobothnia extreme scene.
Star Monolith channel death/doom metal from the Finnish underground, building monumental, slow-motion compositions inspired by cosmic obelisks. Formed in 2022, they bring 2001-esque gravitas to the Finnish doom/death scene.
Melodic death metal band from Brasschaat near Antwerp, active since 1998, making them one of the longer-running melodic death metal acts in Belgium. Over a quarter century of activity reflects their deep commitment to the Scandinavian-influenced melodeath sound.
Starless Aeon blast through death, thrash, and black metal from Dresden, combining three of extreme metal's most aggressive strains into a single dark force. Their cosmic void name and triple-genre approach suggest compositions of vast, unrelenting intensity.
Starseed deal in death metal from Herten in the Ruhr Valley, channeling extreme aggression through cosmic-themed compositions. Active since 2014, they bring interstellar brutality to the Westphalian industrial heartland.
Kharkiv's Starving Souls deliver melodic death metal from the war-affected eastern Ukrainian city since 2012. Over a decade from the embattled metropolis, their famished-spirit name has channeled the hunger of deprived consciousness into compositions of melodic intensity.
Glasgow's State of Grace pair death and thrash metal into a relentless dual assault. Since 2018, they have brought Scottish ferocity to bear on compositions that balance technical precision with unbridled aggression.
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