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Featured Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Blackened death metal act from Fossano in Cuneo province, Piedmont, formed in 2019. Caradhras — named after the Tolkien mountain — conjures dark, epic extreme metal.
Black metal band from the Essen/Arnsberg area of Germany, formed in 2015. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from the forested hills of the Sauerland and Ruhr regions.
Melodic death metal and groove metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2009. They blend Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with heavy grooves and aggressive dynamics.
Black-thrash metal band from Bremen, Germany, formed in 2020. They fuse the icy intensity of black metal with the riff-driven aggression of thrash.
Progressive death metal band from Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany, formed in 2018. They merge technical complexity and dynamic songwriting with the heavy foundation of death metal.
Doom metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2018. They craft slow, heavy compositions steeped in melancholy and oppressive atmosphere from the Saxon capital.
Doom and stoner metal band from the Banbury/Bicester area of Oxfordshire, England, active since 2011. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden doom-stoner from the English countryside.
Progressive heavy-thrash band from Turin, formed in 2016. Caravanseraj blends Balkan-influenced progressive elements with thrash aggression from Piedmont.
Power and heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2014. They craft anthemic, melodic metal built on powerful vocal performances and driving guitar work.
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