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Drag Me to Hell (2021)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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French brutal death metal band from Dole, delivering punishing extremity since 2008. Their nearly two decades of commitment to brutal death metal mark them as veterans of the French underground.
German black metal project from Schriesheim, active since 2018 and channeling lycanthropic themes through raw intensity. Their sound draws from the primal, predatory side of black metal's atmospheric traditions.
German melodic black metal act from Hesse, formed in 2018 and blending harmonic richness with black metal's aggressive framework. Their approach layers melodic guitar lines over the genre's characteristic ferocity.
London-based avant-garde black/doom metal band active since 2013, self-described as 'Metal's soundtrack to dystopia' on Debemur Morti Productions. Their five-album catalog from 'Lychgate' through 'Precipice' pushes black and doom metal into cerebral, experimental territory.
British symphonic death metal band from England, formed in 2021 and layering orchestral grandeur over death metal brutality. Their approach merges sweeping symphonic arrangements with aggressive extremity.
London-based black metal/ambient project formed in 2022, blending atmospheric darkness with meditative ambient passages. Their Swedish-inspired name, referencing desire, adds a Nordic dimension to their British black metal.
German symphonic black/death metal act from Karlsruhe, formed in 2020 and merging orchestral grandeur with extreme metal brutality. Their sound combines symphonic arrangements with the dual assault of black and death metal.
Finnish heavy/doom metal band from Kantala, active since 2019 and performing in Finnish. Their name, meaning 'lead company,' evokes the dense, leaden weight of their doom-infused heavy metal.
Greek black metal band from Athens, formed in 2021 and rooted in the Hellenic black metal tradition. Their name, derived from Greek for 'wolf,' channels predatory darkness through atmospheric blackened intensity.
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