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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Thrash metal band from Kouvola in southeastern Finland, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of high-speed aggression. Their percussive name matches the relentless, hammering energy of their thrash.
Black metal project from the UK, formed in 2020 and rooted in the genre's traditions of atmospheric darkness and corrosive aggression. The project channels black metal's raw power through a distinctly underground lens.
Heavy metal act from Wurzburg delivering riff-driven compositions with a monstrous, larger-than-life energy befitting their kaiju-inspired name. Their sound channels classic heavy metal's power through an irreverent, fun-loving attitude.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Bressuire in western France, formed in 2023 and delivering aggressive compositions from the Deux-Sevres department. Their coup d'etat name signals the revolutionary intensity of their metal.
Death/thrash metal band from Valkeala in southeastern Finland, formed in 2019 and fusing death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity. Their Finnish name meaning "claw" captures the predatory intensity of their sound.
Heavy metal band from Odense, Denmark's third-largest city, formed in 2017 and delivering courageous, riff-driven traditional metal. Their name speaks to the bold spirit of their classic heavy metal approach.
Folk/black metal project from Finland, active since 2011 and weaving Finnish folk traditions into black metal. Their over-a-decade output channels the deep-rooted mythology of the Finnish countryside.
Heavy/power/progressive metal band from Narpio in Ostrobothnia, formed in 2022 and blending three distinct metal styles. Their chaotic name suggests the unpredictable, genre-crossing energy of their ambitious sound.
Heavy/power metal band from Athens, active since 2014 and delivering the melodic power and driving intensity that define the Hellenic heavy metal tradition. Their sound channels classic power metal's soaring ambition with traditional heavy metal's riff-driven energy.
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