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French black metal project formed in 2021, channeling dark, atmospheric compositions from the French underground. Their Egyptian-deity-referencing name adds ancient mysticism to their black metal vision.
Swedish four-piece from Helsingborg crafting immersive post-metal and sludge, active since 2020 with releases including The Pandemic Sessions, Phantom Centre, and a 2025 self-titled album on These Hands Melt. Their extended compositions build from atmospheric tension to crushing heaviness, earning them spots at Sweden Rock Festival.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Busto Arsizio (Varese)-based death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2022, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Thrash metal band from Salamanca, Spain, active since 2011 and delivering high-speed aggression from Castile's historic university city. Their chaos-referencing name matches the turbulent energy of their Iberian thrash.
French band from Longpont-sur-Orge that evolved from thrash metal/crossover origins into brutal death metal. Their recent 2026 incarnation delivers crushing extremity from the Ile-de-France region.
Emerging from Krasnystaw, this Polish act forges Death Metal and Deathcore built on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
Depressive black metal project from Kouvola in southern Finland, formed in 2014 and channeling Finnish melancholy through bleak, emotionally devastated compositions. Their abbreviated name adds clinical detachment to their deeply personal sound.
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Frankfurt-based heavy metal and crossover act formed in 2013, bridging the gap between traditional heavy metal's melodic power and crossover thrash's punk-infused aggression. Their energetic approach pulls from both sides of the metal-punk divide.
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