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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Grindcore Album
Sharing (2022)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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House Anxiety is a sludge/doom metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
A scorching symphonic metal entity from Finland, active since 2017. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Vicious melodic heavy metal project from Turku, carving a path through Finland's underground since 2018. Powerful vocals and driving riffs define their contribution to traditional metal.
Progressive metal band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2014. Their intricate, technically demanding compositions push metal into progressive territory from the Westphalian industrial city.
House of Usher is a death metal band from Eskilstuna, Sweden, active since 1994 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Housebreakers is a heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2022 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
A brutal thrash metal entity from Venice, contributing to the italian underground since 2006. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Hout is a black metal/punk band from Russia, formed in 2023. They fuse raw black metal aggression with punk's rebellious energy.
Emerging from Amersfoort's underground, this brutal death metal act has been forging crushing sonic fury since 2024. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
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