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Featured Album
Drag Me to Hell (2021)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Thunderfist Chronicles (Deluxe Version) (2025)
05/26 @ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
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A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Stockholm-based death metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2010, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Metalcore and melodic death metal act from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2025, fusing the rhythmic breakdowns of metalcore with the melodic intensity of Scandinavian-style death metal. A fresh addition to Vienna's diverse extreme metal underground.
Heavy metal band from Zaragoza, Spain formed in 2013, featuring a classic dual-guitar lineup. Their debut EP Desde una Ciudad Inmortal was recorded at Luna Nueva Estudios and showcases their traditional heavy metal sound.
Crossover thrash band from Guerande in Brittany, France formed in 2022. They deliver fast, punk-infused thrash from the Atlantic coast.
Atmospheric gothic/doom metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, crafting dark, emotionally layered compositions since 2009. Their seasonal name captures the wistful, melancholic quality of their fusion of gothic atmosphere and doom weight.
Dnipro-based black metal act, active since 2011 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most resilient metal scenes, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Gothic and progressive metal band from Lahti, Finland formed in 2023. They blend dark atmospherics with progressive complexity from southern Finland.
Wielding death metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Terneuzen has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with total devotion.
Gothic/doom metal band from Târnăveni in Transylvania, Romania formed in 2024. Their sound blends gothic metal's dark romanticism with doom metal's oppressive weight from the heart of Transylvania.
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