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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Warsaw-based band that evolved from post-black metal into post-rock and folk territory. Their stylistic journey reflects a move away from metal's heaviness toward more contemplative acoustic and atmospheric music.
Folk/thrash/black metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2018. Their approach weaves folk elements into a thrash and black metal framework from the Russian capital.
Atmospheric folk/black metal project from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2019. Their Gaelic name accompanies sweeping compositions that weave Scottish folk traditions into atmospheric black metal, drawing on the Highlands and Celtic heritage.
Folk metal band from Rumia, Poland, active since 2015. Their three-letter name mirrors the beginning of their hometown, and their approach delivers folk metal from the Tricity area on the Baltic coast.
Speed/thrash/folk metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2025. Their pirate-themed approach blends high-velocity thrash with nautical folk metal revelry.
Pirate-themed folk metal band from Auchtermuchty, Scotland, active since 2018. Their humorous, sea-shanty-infused approach to folk metal has built a dedicated following with tongue-in-cheek pirate metal revelry.
Folk metal band from Pécs, Hungary, active since 2017. Their rum-themed approach delivers folk-infused metal from the southern Hungarian university city.
Folk metal band from Armagh, Northern Ireland, formed in 2022. Their rune-casting name accompanies folk metal steeped in Celtic and Norse traditions from Ireland's ecclesiastical capital.
Liepaja folk/melodic death metal act formed in 2022, blending Baltic folk melodies with death metal aggression from Latvia's western coast. Their fusion approach connects traditional heritage with extreme metal power.
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