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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Strunkiin evolved from melodic death metal into atmospheric black metal, tracing a journey from harmonic aggression toward immersive, layered soundscapes. Active since 2016, they bring transformative intensity to the Finnish black metal scene.
Sala's Stygian Ascent deliver epic melodic death metal from the Vastmanland silver town since 2013. Named for the River Styx of Greek mythology, over a decade of underworld-ascending compositions have risen from the depths of Sweden's mining country.
Kazan's Stygian Eternity pair melodic death and doom metal from the Tatar capital since 2013. Their name referencing the eternal River Styx channels the underworld's timelessness into compositions that merge melody with crushing weight from the Volga-Kama confluence.
Subliminal Chaos deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Seville, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness from the Andalusian capital. Active since 2011, they bring subconscious disorder to the southern Spanish metal scene.
Terni's Subliminal Crusher blend death, melodic death, and thrash metal from Umbria since 2003. Over two decades, they have built a reputation for multi-genre aggression that hits beneath conscious defenses.
Subordination deliver melodic death and thrash metal from the Ostrobothnian town of Nivala, combining harmonic sophistication with aggressive velocity. Active since 2012, they bring obedient fury to the western Finnish scene.
Hudiksvall's Subscaria deliver melodic death metal from the Halsingland coast since 2015. Their enigmatic name and origins in the province famed for its UNESCO-listed decorated farmhouses channel northern Swedish heritage into over a decade of melodic intensity.
Metalcore/melodic death metal band from Bruges, formed in 2024, blending modern metalcore dynamics with Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal hooks. Their name evokes urban decay, setting a thematic backdrop for aggressive, emotionally charged music.
Suicide Symbiosis deliver melodic death metal from Lahti, combining the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with themes of mutual self-destruction. Active since 2011, they bring codependent intensity to the Paijat-Hame extreme scene.
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