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Brutal death metal and goregrind trio from Spain featuring Igor on vocals and drum programming, Carlos on guitars, and Gaspar on bass. Their 2019 single Human Taxidermy showcases crushing slam and brutal death metal extremity.
Black/doom metal project from Hagglingen, Switzerland, blending the atmospheric cold of black metal with doom's crushing weight since 2015. Their Latin name, meaning "drained of blood," captures the lifeless, suffocating atmosphere of their sound.
Laying down tracks since 2011, this Venice Death Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Emerging from Brescia, this Italian act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
When Exsecror emerged in 2025 from Cascina (Pisa), they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Vladimir, Russia — thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2015, they deal in whiplash-inducing tempo shifts and gang vocal outbursts. Pure adrenaline translated into riff form.
Black metal project from Redditch, England launched in 2025. They channel dark intensity from the West Midlands.
Gothenburg, Sweden — black metal, death metal, and symphonic metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2010, they deal in cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Progressive metal act from Bremen in northern Germany, formed in 2024, breaking the silence with technically ambitious compositions. Their Latin name, meaning "from silence," suggests a sound that emerges from stillness into complex, dynamic metal.
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