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Featured Album
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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Thrash metal band from Ostersund, Sweden, formed in 2017, delivering thrash metal fury from the Jamtland region of northern Sweden. They bring aggressive riffing from above the 63rd parallel.
Industrial metal band from Kokkola, Finland, formed in 2022, merging mechanical industrial textures with heavy metal force from the Ostrobothnian coast. They bring cold, precise industrial aggression to the Finnish metal scene.
Grindcore band from Mariupol, Ukraine, active since 2006, delivering nearly two decades of extreme grindcore from the embattled Azov Sea port city. Their long career speaks to remarkable dedication.
Doom and death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2006, crafting crushing doom-death steeped in sorrow. Nearly two decades of painful recollection mark them as veterans of the Petersburg underground.
Melodic black metal band from Kalamata, Greece, formed in 2020, bringing melodic black metal from the Peloponnese to the Greek underground. They channel the ancient darkness of their surroundings through atmospheric extremity.
Thrash and death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2000, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Portuguese capital. A quarter century of pain-struck aggression marks them as true veterans.
Gifhorn's Painted has been keeping traditional heavy metal alive in Lower Saxony since 2011. Their straightforward approach to the genre — strong melodies, driving rhythms, commanding vocals — represents the bedrock upon which German metal was built.
Gothic and doom metal band from Covilha, Portugal, formed in 2010, painting dark sonic landscapes from the Serra da Estrela mountain region. They deliver atmospheric gothic doom from central Portugal.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Kolomna, Russia, formed in 2019, delivering rhythmically driven aggression from the Moscow Oblast. They bring modern metal intensity to the Russian scene.
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