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ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Devil Rides out (Soundtrack for the Game) (2019)
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Featured Black Metal Album
World Ablaze (2024)
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Death metal band from Llanca on the Costa Brava, Spain, formed in 2017. They channel death metal aggression from the Catalan seaside.
Progressive death metal act from Olbia, Sardinia, formed in 2018. Cannot blends technical complexity with death metal brutality from the Mediterranean island.
Melodic death metal act from Kyiv, active since 2014. Cantabile Wind delivers hook-driven extreme metal from the Ukrainian capital.
Death metal band from the Pieria region of northern Greece, formed in 2015. They deliver crushing death metal from the foothills of Mount Olympus.
Progressive death metal act from Bergen, Norway, active since 2013. Canvas Black blends technical complexity with death metal weight from Norway's second-largest city.
Symphonic gothic death metal act from Štúrovo, Slovakia, near the Hungarian border, formed in 2025. Canvasser delivers orchestral extreme metal from the Danube frontier.
Melodic death metal act from Italy, formed in 2015. Caos delivers hook-driven extreme metal with melodic sensibility.
Bucharest deathcore and grindcore pioneers formed in 2007 by Calin Raduta and Costin Chioreanu, credited with defining Romania's grindcore scene through releases like 'First EP for a Surgery' and debut album 'I'll Kill If I Live.' Their name translates to 'Skull-Head' in Romanian, matching a sound steeped in horror, gore, and social commentary.
Death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver grinding extremity from the Catalan underground.
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