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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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Death metal band from Béthune in the Hauts-de-France region, active since 2018. Their sound delivers death metal from the northern French mining country.
In Reverence is a deathcore band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
In Ruins is a black metal project from Krommenie, Netherlands, active since 2012 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Netherlands black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
In Sanity is a melodic death metal band from Paderborn, Germany, active since 2014, delivering melody-driven death metal in the tradition of the Gothenburg school. The band pairs guitar harmonies with aggressive vocals from the historic Westphalian city.
In Search For is a progressive metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2015, exploring intricate song structures and dynamic shifts within a heavy metal framework. The band pushes beyond conventional boundaries, marrying technical ambition with emotional depth.
In Season is a melodic/industrial death metal band from Gödöllő, Hungary, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Black/death metal band from Saint-Germain-en-Laye west of Paris, active since 2015. Their name channels extreme metal from the royal suburb of the French capital.
In Silence is a black/doom metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2010 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
In Silent is a doom metal act from Sandomierz, Poland, active since 2016 and merging death metal's ferocity with doom's oppressive weight. The project inhabits the crushing intersection where both genres converge.
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