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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Blackened thrash metal act from the Aalst/Haaltert area in East Flanders, Belgium, hammering out aggressive, punk-infused thrash since 2010. Their approach fuses the speed and venom of thrash with black metal's darkness and first-wave punk attitude.
Black/death/doom metal project from Minsk, Belarus, weaving together three of extreme metal's darkest subgenres since 2019. Their multi-faceted approach creates a dense, suffocating sound that draws from each genre's most oppressive qualities.
Doom/death metal act from Berlin, Germany, conjuring oppressive, supernatural heaviness since 2012. Their spectral name captures the haunting, otherworldly quality of their fusion of doom and death metal.
Thrash/groove metal band from Coimbra, Portugal, fusing thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness. Their base in Portugal's historic university city adds intellectual weight to their aggressive sound.
Death/thrash metal act from Madrid, Spain formed in 2019. They channel relentless aggression from the Spanish capital's extreme metal underground.
Melodic death metal act from Geneva, Switzerland, delivering dual-guitar harmonics and aggressive precision since 2012. Their approach brings Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal to the shores of Lake Geneva.
Death metal act from Minsk, Belarus, unleashing savage, unrestrained brutality since 2016. Their straightforward approach to death metal emphasizes raw power and aggression from the Belarusian underground.
Death/thrash/black metal act from Leipzig, Germany, merging three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres since 2008. Their martial name drives a sound that draws from each genre's most combative and ferocious elements.
Heavy/black metal act from Anzegem in West Flanders, Belgium, forging an unusual blend of traditional heavy metal with black metal elements since 2008. Their long tenure makes them a veteran presence in the Belgian underground with a distinctive genre-crossing sound.
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