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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
London Apocalypticon - Live at the Roundhouse (2022)
05/22 @ The Paramount in concert with Northwell, Huntington
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Swiss doom metal band active since 2007, delivering crushing, slow-burning heaviness for nearly two decades. Named after a demon from the Ars Goetia, their occult identity infuses their doom with demonic gravitas.
Prague outfit that began as a hard rock band in 2012 before gradually evolving toward heavy metal territory. Their stylistic migration reflects a common trajectory in the Czech scene, where classic rock roots often lead toward heavier expressions.
Krasnoyarsk Krai deathcore act from central Siberia, active since 2020. Their provocatively morbid name and punishing breakdowns bring deathcore's controlled violence to one of Russia's most geographically vast regions.
Belgian black metal project formed in 2020, channeling militant darkness. Their name, referencing a battle standard, signals the warlike, banner-raising character of their black metal.
Decin-based act that launched in 2019 as a deathcore/djent project before pivoting toward technical death metal. Their genre evolution traces a path from breakdown-centric heaviness toward more compositionally demanding territory.
Chemnitz death/thrash metal act merging two of extreme metal's foundational styles since 2011. Over a decade in Saxony's third-largest city, they have built a steady body of work rooted in speed and aggression.
Hamburg progressive/symphonic metal project formed in 2020, weaving orchestral elements into progressive metal's complex arrangements. Their approach favors compositional ambition and dynamic range over raw heaviness.
Post-black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2021. The project channels contemplative, expansive post-black metal from the Russian capital.
Knurow melodic death metal act from the Upper Silesian industrial heartland, hailing from a coal-mining town near Gliwice. Their Scandinavian-influenced melodeath brings an unexpected elegance to working-class Silesian origins.
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