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Death metal, melodic death metal, and power metal band from Pori, Finland active since 2013. They fuse the aggression of death metal with the melody and energy of power metal.
Rolo (Reggio Emilia)-based thrash metal act, active since 2022 delivering Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Crust punk and death metal act from Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, they are a pillar of the Galician crust and extreme underground.
Thrash metal act from the Rendsburg/Kiel area of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, delivering high-speed aggression since 2013. Their name evokes annihilation and disappearance, driving a sound built on relentless thrash intensity.
Thrash metal band from Granada, Andalusia, Spain formed in 2015. They bring tight, aggressive thrash from the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore band from Vaasa, Finland active since 2013. They bring modern extreme metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Crust punk and thrash metal band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England active since 2015. They deliver raw, politically charged crust-thrash from the industrial north.
The Russian city of Tomsk serves as headquarters for this death metal and symphonic metal operation, whose arsenal includes bombastic, film-score-scale compositions with genuine metallic weight. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Brutal death metal act from Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany, delivering punishing extremity since 2009. Their name captures the systematic elimination at the core of their brutal death metal approach.
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