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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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Black and death metal band from Kranj, Slovenia, formed in 2014, named after the Latin cry for repentance. Over a decade of extreme metal penance from the Alpine city.
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Death and thrash metal band from Surahammar, Sweden, formed in 2025, sharing their name with several iconic metal acts worldwide. They bring fresh death-thrash energy from the Vastmanland region.
Black and folk metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2022, interweaving Basque folk traditions with the darkness of black metal. Their botanical name, referring to a flower classification, adds a natural mysticism to their sound.
Black metal band from Debrecen, Hungary, formed in 2021, channeling darkness from the eastern Hungarian plains through raw black metal. They contribute to Hungary's growing black metal community.
Heavy metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, active since 2001, making them one of the longest-running heavy metal acts in the country. Over two decades of classic metal from the Slovak capital.
Depressive black metal band from Ryazan, Russia, formed in 2010, exploring the dehumanization implied by their mechanistic name. Over fifteen years of depressive darkness from central Russia.
Gothic and doom metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022, named after the Robert E. Howard Conan story. They deliver dark, brooding gothic doom from the cradle of Western civilization.
Pagan black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania, active since 2004, drawing from Baltic pagan traditions through atmospheric black metal. Over two decades they have been a significant force in Lithuanian pagan metal.
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