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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Wild Child (2023)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Sludge metal and hardcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2025. A fresh addition to Sofia's heavy music scene, merging sludge's abrasive weight with hardcore's intensity.
Kaliningrad-based black metal act active since 2016, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Cagliari-based crossover thrash act active since 2014, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Melodic death metal outfit from Kampen, formed in 2016. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Luxembourgish speed/thrash metal outfit active since 2026, channeling the breakneck velocity of early speed metal through a modern thrash lens. Their riff-first approach delivers the kind of neck-wrecking momentum that defined the genre's golden age.
Black/death metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2013. Their album Immure delivers nine tracks of extreme metal blending black, death, and thrash elements with dark themes of hatred, insanity, and spiritual corruption.
Thrash metal outfit from Piacenza, formed in 2014. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Finnish black/speed metal band from Raahe, formed in 2024. They deliver bleeding-fast black/speed metal from the Bothnian Bay coast.
Västerås-based melodic death metal act active since 2012, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
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