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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Death, thrash, and groove metal band from Kristinehamn, Sweden, formed in 2016, combining multiple aggressive styles from the Varmland region. They bring versatile extremity to the Swedish metal scene.
Thrash and sludge metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2018, combining thrash metal speed with sludge metal weight. Their name references the mysterious figure in Robert W. Chambers' King in Yellow.
Siegen's Panacea has been administering thrash metal since 2018, an ironic name for a band dealing in sonic destruction rather than healing. Their Westphalian industrial city roots lend a blue-collar authenticity to their riff-driven assault.
Speed and thrash metal turned death-thrash band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2016, evolving from crossover-infused speed-thrash into heavier death-thrash territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects a deepening aggression.
Death and thrash metal band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2014, spreading infectious extreme metal from the Merseyside scene. They bring death-thrash aggression to one of England's most storied musical cities.
A progressive thrash outfit from Minden since 2013, Pandorium layers technical complexity over a foundation of Westphalian thrash aggression. Their compositions stretch beyond standard verse-chorus structures into more ambitious, multi-sectioned arrangements.
Death and thrash metal turned experimental rock band from Bucharest, Romania, active since 2004, evolving from extreme metal into more experimental territory. Their two-decade journey reflects an ever-expanding creative vision.
Melle's Pandämonium has been blending melodic death and thrash metal since 2012, bringing Scandinavian melodicism to the Lower Saxon countryside. Their dual approach — one foot in Gothenburg, the other in the Teutonic thrash tradition — creates a compelling hybrid.
Power and thrash metal band from Bangor, Wales, formed in 2020, combining the epic grandeur of power metal with thrash metal's relentless energy. They bring Welsh metal fury to the North Wales coast.
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