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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Albi's Pestiferum has been spreading black metal contagion from the medieval Occitan city since 2013. Their Tarn department setting — site of the infamous Albigensian Crusade — provides centuries of religious violence as thematic fuel.
Thrash metal and metalcore band from Lemgo, Germany, formed in 2020, blending old-school thrash aggression with modern metalcore breakdowns. They bring crossover energy to the North Rhine-Westphalian metal scene.
Deathcore and metalcore band from Limoges, France, active since 2006, making them a veteran act in the French deathcore scene. Nearly two decades of heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals mark their dedication.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2022, whose mixed-language name evokes righteous deeds. They bring rhythmically driven aggression from the Ural capital.
Metalcore band from Rouen, France, formed in 2020, delivering heavy breakdowns and intense energy from the Norman capital. They bring modern metalcore aggression to the Seine-Maritime metal scene.
Babenhausen's Precipitation has been blending metalcore dynamics with melodic death metal's harmonic sophistication since 2012. Their Hessian small-town base breeds the kind of dedication required to sustain a genre-crossing vision over more than a decade.
Technical groove metal and metalcore band from South Yorkshire, England, formed in 2018, combining technical precision with groove-laden heaviness and metalcore impact. They bring versatile aggression to the Yorkshire metal scene.
Bad Schmiedeberg's Prophets of the Rising Dead evolved from thrash metal origins into melodic metalcore, charting a course from old-school aggression to more hook-driven territory. Their Saxony-Anhalt roots in the former East add resilience to their shape-shifting approach.
Death metal and metalcore band from Soncino, Italy, formed in 2018, whose Latin name means 'dust and shadow.' They blend death metal heaviness with metalcore impact from the Lombardy countryside.
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