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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Wild Child (2023)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
Finnish death metal band from Muhos, active since 2006 and representing nearly two decades of commitment to the genre. Their long-running output marks them as a veteran presence in the Finnish death metal scene.
Polish melodic death metal band from Katowice, formed in 2024 and channeling Scandinavian-influenced melodeath through a Silesian lens. Their Latin name, meaning 'deadly,' captures the lethal precision of their sound.
Polish death metal band from Lublin, newly formed in 2025. Named after a surgical instrument for brain surgery, their sound channels precise, cutting brutality.
Hungarian death metal band from Budapest, active since 2006 and delivering nearly two decades of brutal heaviness. Their gaming-inspired name belies the serious extremity of their death metal output.
British death/thrash metal band from Cambridge, merging death metal brutality with thrash velocity since 2011. Their sound delivers the combined fury of both genres with relentless precision.
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.
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