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ManiaCult (2021)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Gothic metal band from Offenburg in Baden, Germany, formed in 2015. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the Upper Rhine.
Death metal, metalcore, and thrash band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver a genre-crossing attack blending death metal aggression with metalcore dynamics and thrash speed.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2016. They merge melodic death metal with thrash from the Northern Irish capital.
Crust punk and sludge metal band from Hof in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2020. They fuse the raw political fury of crust punk with sludge metal's oppressive weight.
Black metal project from Heraklion, Crete, formed in 2021. Cursed Within channels the isolation of the Mediterranean island into frigid, atmospheric black metal.
Death metal and deathcore band from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2011. They deliver crushing extremity from the eastern Finnish lakeland.
One-man experimental post-black metal project from Innsbruck, Austria, described as coming 'from the Alps.' Their releases 'Kreislauf der Verdammnis' and 'Parasites of the Universe' blend DSBM, melodic black metal, and blackgaze into deeply personal, atmospheric extremity.
Metalcore act from Utrecht, formed in 2023. Curselifter brings hardcore-infused intensity to the Dutch metal scene.
Industrial black-death metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2015. They fuse extreme metal darkness with industrial mechanization from the Auvergne capital.
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