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Infinite Terror (2022)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Apocalypse (2023)
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Heavy Metal outfit rooted in Treviso, channeling savage underground intensity since 2025. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Heksekunst is a black metal project from Bergen, Norway, active since 2015 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Heksen is a death/thrash metal band from Argelès-sur-Mer, France, formed in 2009. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Black/death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'Witchcraft' in Danish, they channel occult extremity from the capital's underground.
Sludge/post-metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2022. Their massive, atmospheric sound merges the crushing weight of sludge with the expansive dynamics of post-metal.
From Olsztyn in Poland, this melodic death metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2016. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
A savage thrash metal entity from Gdynia, contributing to the polish underground since 2019. Riff-driven fury and tight rhythmic execution define their contributions.
Raw black metal and ambient project from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2012. Their atmospheric approach merges the aggression of raw black metal with ambient soundscapes, creating haunting sonic landscapes.
Bred in Athens's underground, this act delivers relentless heavy/gothic metal since 2024. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
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