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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Dutch metalcore project channeling vicious darkness since 2011. Their work contributes a distinctive voice to their regional underground scene.
Human Desolation is a melodic death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Death metal band from Augsburg, Germany, active since 2003. Over two decades of unrelenting death metal make them one of the longest-running extreme acts in the Bavarian Swabian scene.
Punishing death/thrash metal emanating from Bari, active since 2013 within Italy's metal scene. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Atmospheric black metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. Their ethereal sound layers rich atmospheric textures over black metal foundations from the Mediterranean coast.
Death metal/grindcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, formed in 2020. Their ferocious blast of brutality erupts from the Basque Country capital.
Oxford-based black metal project active since 2019. Named after a character from Elder Scrolls lore, their compositions channel fantastical darkness through atmospheric black metal from one of England's most ancient cities.
Human Eyes is a progressive rock/metal band from Maurepas, France, formed in 2012. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Thrash metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2012. Their relentless thrash delivers high-velocity riffing and aggressive energy from the Danish capital.
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