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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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Brutal death metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2013. Their merciless approach to death metal channels the most punishing traditions of the genre from the Saxon cultural capital.
Furious black metal project from Komen, carving a path through Slovenia's underground since 2014. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Human Race is a melodic power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2010 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Death metal band from Trier, Germany, active since 1996. With nearly three decades of experience, they are among the most seasoned death metal acts in the Rhineland-Palatinate scene.
Human Ruin is a groove metal/metalcore band from Tres Cantos, Spain, formed in 2013. They blend groove metal's rhythmic power with metalcore's aggressive dynamics.
Human Sacrifice is a melodic death metal band from Mula, Spain, active since 2014 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hailing from Järvenpää in Finland, this melodic death/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Thrash/death metal and grindcore act from Schneegattern, Austria, emerging in 2022 with a filthy crossover of extreme styles. Their uncompromising sound merges the speed of thrash with death metal heaviness and grindcore brevity.
Human Shield is a thrash metal band from Pompiano (Brescia), Italy, active since 2024 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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