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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Meppel's Spyker blend metalcore and thrash metal from the Drenthe countryside since 2013. Named for the Dutch luxury car brand, their precision-engineering name suits tightly constructed compositions of aggressive ambition.
Belfast's Stand-Up Guy navigate the bruising intersection of metalcore and sludge metal. Active since 2012, their sound carries the confrontational energy of hardcore alongside the oppressive weight of sludge.
Steel Mage blend metalcore aggression with thrash metal's rhythmic precision from Manchester. Formed in 2020, they occupy the intersection of modern and classic approaches to heavy riffing.
Stolen Soul blend metalcore, melodic death, and groove metal from the Basque town of Mungia, creating a versatile aggressive sound. Formed in 2024, they bring soul-theft intensity to the Basque heavy music scene.
Stonem play metalcore from Landsberg am Lech in Upper Bavaria, combining aggressive breakdowns with melodic passages from the banks of the Lech. Active since 2015, they bring modern heaviness to the Bavarian lake district.
Saffle's Stykjarn merge metalcore, death, and thrash metal from the small Varmland town since 2009. Their Swedish name meaning "flat iron" channels the pressing weight of heated metal into over a decade of multi-genre compositions.
Molfetta's Subconscious Deceit merge metalcore, progressive, and thrash metal from the Bari coast since 2016. Their name of hidden treachery channels deceptive compositional shifts through Pugliese multi-genre sophistication.
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.
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.
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