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Featured Album
Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Hard rock heavy metal outfit from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, active since 2012. Their chemical-element name channels classic rock and metal traditions from a town famous for legendary outdoor concerts.
Speed/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their blistering velocity and aggressive riffing channel the energy of 1980s speed/thrash from the German capital.
Emerging from Targu Mures's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging relentless sonic fury since 2025. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hexennacht is a speed/thrash metal band from Poland, active since 2025 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hexhammer is a black/speed metal/punk act from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2016 and fusing black metal aggression with punk-influenced rawness and energy. The project bridges extreme metal and underground punk traditions.
Hailing from Rome in Italy, this speed metal/punk outfit channels aggressive energy since 2013. Pit-starting riffs and furious tempos characterize their thrash approach.
Spanish band from the Community of Madrid, formed in 2017, evolving from speed/thrash metal into heavy/thrash metal and rock. Their versatile approach spans the aggressive spectrum from speed to heavy metal.
Highlow is a heavy/power/speed metal act from Lublin, Poland, active since 2017 and channeling aggressive, heavy music through its uncompromising artistic vision. The project delivers powerful metal from the Poland scene.
From Västerås in Sweden, this speed/black metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2013. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
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