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Featured Album
Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Drawing from Sestu (Cagliari)'s metal heritage, this epic heavy metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2007. Anthemic choruses and driving rhythms characterize their particular brand of metal.
Operating from Luvehult, this doom metal project has been shaping relentless sound since 2016. Glacial compositions unfold with crushing weight, exploring despair and transcendence.
Speed/thrash metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2014. Their blistering velocity and aggressive riffing pay tribute to the legacy of classic German thrash metal from the westernmost corner of Germany.
Heavy power metal outfit from Liverpool, active since 2008. Nearly two decades of epic compositions from one of England's most legendary music cities have built a catalog of soaring, powerful metal.
Rising from Montecatini Terme (Pistoia) in Italy, this heavy metal/hard rock outfit harnesses volatile power since 2014. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Holy Smoke is a heavy/groove metal band from Tczew, Poland, active since 2017 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Holy Trinity is a death/thrash metal band from Łódź, Poland, formed in 2025. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Holy War is a speed/thrash metal band from Rennes, France, active since 2020 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2013. Their relentless thrash delivers classic speed and aggression from the Spanish capital.
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