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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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Scarred by Beauty blend thrash metal with metalcore from Copenhagen, combining old-school velocity with modern breakdowns and melodic hooks. Active since 2011, they represent the crossover energy of the Danish capital's heavy music scene.
Science of Disorder blend death metal with metalcore from Lausanne, delivering technically proficient aggression with modern production values. Their Swiss-French approach brings a European refinement to the heavy crossover sound.
Scratched Surface blend death metal, thrash, and metalcore from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, creating a versatile extreme sound that draws from multiple aggressive genres. Their Swabian output bridges the gap between old-school extremity and modern heaviness.
Searching for a Hidden Place deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Gran Canaria, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness from the Canary Islands. Active since 2014, their evocative name matches their quest for emotional depth in extreme music.
Secrets of Separation play melodic death metal and metalcore from Valasske Mezirici, blending Scandinavian melodeath influences with modern breakdown-driven heaviness. Their Moravian roots place them in the heart of the Czech Republic's eastern metal scene.
Sedative play groove metal and metalcore from Kremze, combining rhythmic heaviness with aggressive vocal delivery. Active since 2007, they've been a consistent presence in the South Bohemian heavy music scene for nearly two decades.
Selfhate play metalcore from Paris, channeling the genre's aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages from the French capital. Formed in 2019, they bring self-loathing intensity to the Parisian heavy scene.
Veliky Novgorod's SelfOut bring metalcore to one of Russia's most ancient cities since 2004. Over two decades from the birthplace of Russian democracy, they have maintained a commitment to emotionally driven heavy music.
Senses play metalcore from the Breton village of Plouvorn, combining aggressive breakdowns with melodic passages from the Finistere countryside. Formed in 2019, they bring rural Breton intensity to the French metalcore scene.
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