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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Ride for Revenge is an experimental black metal band from Lappeenranta in southeastern Finland, active since 2017. The band pushes the boundaries of black metal with experimental approaches from the Karelian border region.
Doom/sludge metal/experimental/noise band from Poznań, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach pushes heavy music into experimental and noise territory from the Greater Poland capital.
Rome experimental black metal project formed in 2020, pushing the genre's boundaries through unconventional sonic approaches from Italy's capital. Their adventurous take on black metal defies easy categorization.
Rotten Reality is an experimental groove/thrash metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2024. The band blends aggressive riffing with groove-laden structures and experimental elements, delivering a chaotic and volatile take on modern extreme metal.
Moscow's Senmuth blend doom, experimental, folk, and industrial metal since 2016. Named for the ancient Egyptian architect, their remarkably prolific output channels boundless creative energy into hundreds of releases spanning numerous genres.
Norrkoping's Serial Experiments deliver experimental metalcore with noise elements since 2023. Their name referencing the cult anime "Serial Experiments Lain" channels digital-age alienation into boundary-pushing compositions from the Ostergotland industrial city.
Verona's Sight merge black metal, death metal, and experimental elements since 2018. Their minimalist name belies an ambitious approach that refuses to be confined within traditional genre boundaries.
Cork's Slain by Crows merge black metal with experimental and heavy metal elements since 2022. Their name evokes a macabre rural image, and their eclectic approach defies easy categorization within the Irish scene.
Perm's Soldis deliver experimental melodic death metal from the Ural city since 2015. Their enigmatic name and origins at the gateway to the Urals channel creative ambition into compositions that push melodic death metal's boundaries.
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