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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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A raw melodic death/gothic metal entity from Ryazan in Russia, contributing to the regional underground. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Speed thrash metal act from Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, active since 2019. Their determined name suits aggressive compositions channeling classic thrash from the shores of Cardigan Bay.
Hostile Reaction is a thrash/speed metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2005 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hostilia is a thrash metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2023 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hostiliter is a death metal/crust band from Viterbo, Italy, active since 2011 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Bred in Budva / Tivat's underground, this act delivers savage death/thrash metal since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Melodic death metal project from Germany, active since 2016. Named 'Enemy of Mankind' in Latin, their sound channels sophisticated melodic death metal with philosophical underpinnings.
Hot Blood is a thrash metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hot Cherry is a stoner metal/rock band from Livorno, Italy, active since 2016 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
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