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Viribus Unitis (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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British death metal and melodic death metal act, active since 2023 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in Britain's endlessly regenerating metal lineage, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Melodic death metal band from the historic Belgian city of Ypres, active since 2012, delivering aggressive metal from Flanders' western edge. Their sound combines the harmonic guitar work of melodic death metal with unrelenting rhythmic intensity.
Death, groove, melodic death, and thrash metal band from Lappeenranta in southeastern Finland, active since 2011. They deliver a versatile brand of extreme metal from the Finnish-Russian border region.
Melodic death/industrial metal band from Vladimir, Russia active since 2014, blending Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with industrial textures. Their hybrid approach bridges organic and electronic metal traditions.
Death metal and melodic death metal act from Jyvaskyla, Finland that emerged in 2025. They bring fresh melodic extremity to central Finland's metal community.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Perm in the Ural Mountains region of Russia, formed in 2022. Their sound blends melodic death metal with metalcore from one of Russia's major eastern industrial cities.
Melodic death metal act from Landshut in Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2024, crafting harmonically rich aggression with Germanic thematic depth. Their name, meaning "iron hymns" in German, evokes the martial, anthem-like quality of their melodic death metal.
Death metal and melodic death metal band from Compiegne, France active since 2015. They deliver aggressive yet melodically rich death metal from the Picardy region.
Death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore band from Turenki/Hameenlinna, Finland, active since 2016. They deliver diverse extreme metal from the Tavastia region of southern Finland.
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