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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Grindcore Album
Sharing (2022)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Groove and stoner metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. They blend heavy grooves with stoner metal's fuzz-laden sound.
Black metal project from Umeå, formed in 2017. Ceaseless Discharge — a Dark Souls reference — channels atmospheric black metal from northern Sweden.
Thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They deliver relentless, fast-paced thrash from the Finnish capital.
Heavy metal band from Seinajoki, Finland, active since 2009. They forge classic heavy metal from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Black-doom metal band from Rennes in Brittany, France, active since 2010. They merge black metal darkness with the crushing weight of doom.
Crossover thrash act from Kraków, formed in 2018. Cebulandia — a playful Polish name referencing onions — delivers punk-fueled thrash with tongue-in-cheek humor.
Swedish power metal solo project formed in 2025. Cederick delivers instrumental power metal.
Progressive metal solo artist from Reims, France, formed in 2023. He crafts intricate progressive metal from the Champagne capital.
Post-metal and stoner band from Bristol, England, formed in 2016. They blend expansive post-metal dynamics with stoner metal grooves from the West Country.
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