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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Nots is a groove metal and metalcore band from Székesfehérvár, Hungary, active since 2014. They bring modern heavy music from this ancient coronation city of Hungarian kings.
Noyade is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Copenhagen, active since 2013. The band's French name meaning 'drowning' drives their suffocating blend of thrash and metalcore from the Danish capital.
Nuked Mind is a metalcore/thrash metal band from Smederevo, Serbia, active since 2017. They bring modern aggression from this Danubian steel-producing city south of Belgrade.
Numbnuts is a metalcore band from Odense on Funen, active since 2008. The band has delivered nearly two decades of metalcore from Denmark's third-largest city.
Nylum is a death/metalcore/thrash metal band from Ravenna, Italy, active since 2015. They combine multiple aggressive styles from this Byzantine mosaic city in Emilia-Romagna.
Turku melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2014, blending Finnish melodeath traditions with modern metalcore energy. Over a decade they have developed a style that honors Finland's melodic death metal legacy while embracing contemporary heaviness.
Belarusian death metal/metalcore band from Vitebsk, burying hope in extreme metal aggression since 2010. Their name captures the despair and darkness at the core of their aggressive sound.
Dessau-Rosslau melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2021, combining Gothenburg-style melodies with hardcore breakdowns. Their Saxony-Anhalt base places them in a region where extreme metal scenes are small but dedicated.
Czech metalcore band from Vodnany, active since 2010 and combining hardcore aggression with metal technicality. Their approach channels metalcore's dynamic intensity from southern Bohemia.
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