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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Sharing (2022)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Emerging from Pieksämäki's underground, this death/thrash metal act has been forging thunderous sonic fury since 2010. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Spanish band from El Paso, formed in 2023, evolving from heavy/thrash metal and punk rock into hard rock territory. Their versatile approach spans punk energy and metal aggression.
HDK is a progressive death/thrash/groove metal band from Reuver, the Netherlands, formed in 2013. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
He Exists to Tempt Humans Toward Evil is a black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Finland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
HE[M'P] is a metalcore band from Douvrin, France, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Head Cleaner is a death metal/grindcore band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2003 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Thrash/speed metal band from Cartagena, Spain, active since 2017. Their blistering attack channels the energy of classic thrash and speed metal from the Mediterranean port city.
Black/Doom Metal outfit rooted in Stockholm, channeling menacing underground intensity since 2013. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Sludge/drone/doom metal band from Goettingen, Germany, active since 2010. Their monolithic sound combines the most extreme elements of sludge, drone, and doom into earth-shaking, glacially paced compositions with releases including a split with Rule of Coss.
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