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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Melodic black metal duo from Minsk, Belarus, formed by Ślepowron and Sida. Their 2025 debut Zabytaja Karčma sets the poetry of revered Belarusian writer Yanka Kupala to atmospheric black metal, blending national literary heritage with dark metal aesthetics.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from the island of Tjorn, active since 2004 and blending Gothenburg-style melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their two decades of work bridge traditional Swedish melodeath with contemporary extreme metal.
Folk and power metal band from Valdepenas in Ciudad Real, Spain, active since 2003. With over two decades of history, Circe blend folk traditions with power metal from the La Mancha wine region.
Progressive death metal band from Seinajoki, Finland, formed in 2018. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from the Ostrobothnian plains.
German black metal project formed in 2019. They deliver dark, ritualistic black metal steeped in occult themes and raw intensity.
Melodic death metal act from the island community of Hono, active since 2014 and bringing melodic sophistication from an unexpected coastal locale. Their sound carries the emotive range of the Scandinavian melodeath tradition.
Folk-infused black metal band from Trikala in Thessaly, Greece, formed in 2024. They blend folk elements with black metal from the shadow of the Meteora rocks.
Metalcore band from Prostejov, Czech Republic, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy breakdowns and melodic passages rooted in the modern metalcore tradition.
Sludge metal act split between Stockholm and Gothenburg, formed in 2026 and representing the absolute cutting edge of Sweden's heavy music. Their crushing sonic weight draws from the most oppressive corners of the sludge tradition.
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