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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Sharing (2022)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Gothenburg-based sludge metal and stoner metal act, active since 2026 delivering wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Black, death, and thrash metal band from Reading, England active since 2014. They unleash a triple-headed extreme metal assault from Berkshire.
Practitioners of black metal, death metal, and doom metal, this Hungarian outfit from Nagyatád has been refining their craft since 2014. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with dogged persistence.
The Swedish city of Kumla serves as headquarters for this power metal operation, whose arsenal includes fist-raising anthems built on speed and melody in equal measure. Every chorus reaches for the rafters with absolute focus.
Milanese sludgecore outfit active since 2019, grinding through releases including their full-length DHARMA, the Flora album, Limbico, and a split with Sator. Their sound fuses sludge metal's crushing weight with hardcore punk's aggressive velocity.
Bratislava-based black metal act, active since 2020 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in a scene with deep roots in the former Czechoslovak underground, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Wielding thrash metal as their weapon, this Swedish outfit has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age, delivered with brute-force conviction.
Death metal and melodic death metal band from Kotka, Finland active since 2013. They deliver powerful melodic death metal from the southeastern Finnish coast.
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2026, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
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