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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Hungarian avant-garde/symphonic metal band from Budapest, pushing metal's boundaries since 2016. Their conceptual name signals the deceptive, boundary-defying character of their experimental approach.
French melodic black metal project formed in 2024, crafting harmonic darkness with pastoral, riverine imagery. Their approach blends nature-inspired contemplation with black metal's aggressive framework.
Welsh thrash metal and crust punk band from Bridgend, merging thrash speed with crust's raw punk energy since 2008. Their nearly two decades of activity mark them as veterans of the Welsh extreme scene.
German melodic black/death metal band from Mainz, active since 2013 and blending harmonic richness with extreme metal aggression. Their sound channels melodic sensibility through the dual lens of black and death metal intensity.
German death metal band from Nuremberg, delivering visceral heaviness since 2019. Their sound channels the genre's relentless aggression and guttural intensity through crushing riffs and pummeling rhythms.
Belgian melodic death metal project formed in 2021, channeling Scandinavian-influenced melodeath through sweeping harmonies and aggressive precision. They bring a fresh take on the genre's twin-guitar tradition to the Belgian underground.
Ukrainian raw black metal/crust band from Kharkiv, merging blackened hostility with punk rawness since 2016. Their nihilistic name channels the bleak, desperate energy of their volatile hybrid from Ukraine's embattled east.
Russian atmospheric black metal band from Nizhny Novgorod, crafting immersive, sorrowful compositions since 2013. Their descriptive name captures the enduring despair that permeates their atmospheric sound.
Swedish death metal band from Stockholm, active since 2015 and channeling the legendary Stockholm death metal tradition. Their sound draws from the city's foundational role in the genre's history.
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