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Featured Album
ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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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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Black metal project from Friesland, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. The project delivers black metal from the Frisian region of the northern Netherlands.
Black metal project from Östersund in northern Sweden, formed in 2020. Named after a demon from the Testament of Solomon, the project channels cold, occult black metal from the Jämtland mountains.
Nuremberg groove/heavy metal act formed in 2022, pairing rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal hooks. Franconia's metal scene tends toward extremity, making their groove-focused approach a distinctive presence in the region.
Fuenlabrada heavy metal act from the Madrid metropolitan area, active since 2015. Their name -- Spanish for 'black gold' -- and working-class suburban origins lend a blue-collar authenticity to their traditional heavy metal.
Swiss progressive death metal/metalcore band from Renens, formed in 2021 and blending technical ambition with hardcore intensity. Named after the serpent eating its own tail, their cyclical approach channels infinite destruction and rebirth.
Black metal and ambient project from the Netherlands, active since 2019. Named after the Tolkien volcano, the project channels dark atmospherics and black metal hostility.
Falkenstein groove/death metal act from rural Saxony, active since 2017. Their blend of groove metal's rhythmic swagger with death metal's visceral intensity produces a confrontational sound rooted in working-class directness.
Utrecht gothic/doom/death metal act with groove influences, reformed in 2021. Their eclectic fusion of multiple dark metal subgenres creates a layered, emotionally complex sound that resists easy categorization within any single tradition.
Post-metal and crust punk crossover from Białystok in northeastern Poland, active since 2016. Their socially conscious name accompanies expansive post-metal paired with crust punk's raw political energy.
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