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Darkwave is an experimental, progressive, and thrash metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2020. The band push boundaries with their genre-crossing approach to progressive thrash.
Das Cabinet is an instrumental progressive thrash metal and djent band from Munich, Germany, founded in 2011. Their extended compositions, including the 2020 release "Dragon Tales," showcase technical virtuosity across psychedelic and progressive metal landscapes without vocals.
Dawn of a Dark Age is an atmospheric and experimental black metal project from the remote town of Agnone in the Molise region, active since 2011 and exploring the boundaries of black metal through unconventional instrumentation and song structures. Their work pushes beyond genre conventions into territory where folk elements and avant-garde experimentation meet blasting extremity.
Death + Decay is a one-person experimental black metal and noise project from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2021. The solo project's releases Persuasive Integration and Dissuasive Isolation explore the intersection of metal and noise, described by the creator as suitable for activities ranging from hiking and yoga to social revolts.
Defect Designer plays experimental/progressive death metal from Novosibirsk, active since 2007 and engineering imperfection with the precision of an architect. Their nearly two decades from Siberia's largest city have produced some of the region's most boundary-pushing extreme metal.
Defect Noises is an industrial/experimental/thrash metal band from Lemgo, Germany, active since 2009. They create a volatile fusion of industrial harshness, experimental noise, and thrash metal aggression.
Delchia is a Vilnius-based experimental drone/doom metal project active since 2012, sculpting massive, sustained tones into slowly evolving compositions that test the boundaries of heaviness and patience alike. Their music demands total immersion, rewarding listeners who surrender to its glacial pace.
Denkenwald is an experimental doom metal band from Rivne, Ukraine, formed in 2021. The project pushes doom metal boundaries with experimental elements.
A progressive and experimental metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2016 as a transformation of the earlier project Prometheus (2010). Their debut album 'Vienna Falling' appeared in March 2018, and the band has performed at Euroblast Festival, with their music characterized by shifting time signatures, alternating clean and harsh vocals, and dense layered arrangements.
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