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Featured Album
Drag Me to Hell (2021)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Death metal outfit from Modena, formed in 2010. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.
Finnish band from Helsinki, formed in 2011, whose sound evolved from rock and hard rock toward melodic death and viking metal. Their dramatic stylistic transformation reflects an increasingly heavy and Nordic vision.
French thrash metal band from Paris, formed in 2017. They deliver bad-tasting thrash metal from the French capital.
Death metal and groove/thrash metal act from Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic, active since 2016. They blend multiple strains of extreme metal into a versatile attack.
Krasnoyarsk-based depressive black metal project active since 2023, channeling anguish and isolation through raw, lo-fi compositions drenched in misery. Their sound wallows in slow-to-mid-tempo passages of bleak introspection punctuated by agonized shrieks.
Irish heavy/groove metal act active since 2012, anchoring traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility in crushing mid-tempo grooves. Their chunky riffing and powerful vocal delivery create a sound designed for maximum physical impact.
Athens-based heavy metal act active since 2020, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
Spanish thrash metal and crossover band from Madrid, formed in 2018. They combine thrash metal speed with crossover punk energy from the Spanish capital.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal band from Haslingden in Lancashire, formed in 2019. They channel the spirit of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal through classic riffing and hard rock energy.
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