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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Trial By Fire (2023)
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Thrash/speed metal act from Hamburg, Germany, delivering high-velocity, provocatively named aggression since 2020. Their no-holds-barred approach channels the raw energy and rebellious spirit of the genre's most unrestrained tendencies.
Death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2011. They bring brutal death metal from northern Greece.
Black/death metal band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1996, boasting a deep catalog of ten releases including Goatworshipping Metal and Psalms of Plagues and Cult of Death. Their extensive discography spans nearly three decades of unrelenting extreme metal darkness.
Doom metal project from Sabadell, Spain launched in 2021, drawing deeply from Tolkien-inspired dark fantasy imagery. Their releases Palantir's Quest and The March of the Undead channel the atmosphere of Mirkwood's fortress through slow, heavy doom.
Black metal project from Alken, Belgium, taking its name from Tolkien's Ash Mountains in Mordor, active since 2014. Their fantasy-inspired black metal draws from Middle-earth mythology to fuel dark, atmospheric compositions.
Heavy metal band from Decin in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, delivering riff-driven power since 2017. Their fantasy-inspired name hints at an epic quality to their traditional heavy metal approach.
Brutal death metal band from Arelaune-en-Seine in Normandy, France, active since 2001. With over two decades of history, they are veterans of the French brutal death metal scene.
Progressive metal and rock act from Cheb in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, blending technical complexity with melodic accessibility. Their approach bridges the cerebral depth of progressive metal with the broader appeal of progressive rock.
Thrash/groove metal act from Brunswick in Lower Saxony, Germany, blending thrash speed with groove metal's rhythmic punch since 2018. Their approach delivers heavy, riff-driven compositions from one of Lower Saxony's major cities.
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