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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Melodic death/groove metal band from Arlon in the Luxembourg province of Wallonia, formed in 2025. Their dual-genre approach bridges melodic death metal's hook-laden aggression with the rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Swallowed blend doom, death, and black metal from Helsinki, creating a consuming hybrid that draws from three extreme genres. Active since 2010, they bring all-engulfing intensity to the Finnish capital's underground.
Swansong deliver melodic death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Kuopio, combining the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with the finality their name suggests. Active since 2015, they bring Savo-region melody to the Finnish extreme scene.
Swarm blend progressive and technical death metal with deathcore elements from Ceske Budejovice, creating a sophisticated yet punishing sound. Their South Bohemian base proves that technical extremity thrives beyond the major Czech metal hubs.
Swarmageddon delivers melodic death metal from Besancon in the Jura mountains, active since 2017. Their portmanteau name fuses 'swarm' with 'armageddon,' and their compositions match that apocalyptic imagery with sweeping melodic guitar harmonies.
Swarn deal in death metal from Tartu, channeling extreme aggression from Estonia's second city. Formed in 2019, they bring fresh brutality to the Baltic death metal underground.
Swart Impaler channel black/death metal from Koblenz, delivering the piercing brutality their name promises from the Rhine-Moselle confluence. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh impaling intensity to the Rhineland-Palatinate extreme scene.
Swath combine death metal, doom metal, and crust from Berlin, cutting a wide path through multiple aggressive genres simultaneously. Active since 2018, they bring scything intensity to the German capital's diverse extreme underground.
Sweet Heart of a Berzerk blend melodic death, gothic, and industrial metal from Munich, creating a complex hybrid that balances beauty with berserker fury. Active since 2005, they bring a unique, romantically unhinged energy to the Bavarian metal scene.
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