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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Wild Child (2023)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Industrial and technical thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2011, merging mechanical industrial precision with technically demanding thrash metal. They bring a unique hybrid approach to the Greek metal underground.
Post-rock and hardcore turned atmospheric sludge and post-metal band from Ravenna, Italy, formed in 2014, named after the Roman goddess of the past. Their evolution from post-hardcore to atmospheric sludge reflects a deepening sonic weight.
Las Palmas's Prophecies from Beyond brings brutal death metal to the Canary Islands since 2013, channeling extreme heaviness from the volcanic Atlantic archipelago. Their insular setting makes them one of Europe's most geographically isolated brutal death metal acts.
Thrash metal and hardcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2017, named after the gift-giving ceremony of indigenous peoples. They deliver generous portions of thrash-hardcore aggression.
Gothic and heavy metal band from Laihia and Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2014, blending the dark atmospheres of gothic metal with traditional heavy metal power. They bring dramatic, emotionally charged metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Black and sludge metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2022, whose name means 'monster' or 'abomination' in Russian. They deliver monstrous blackened sludge from the northern capital.
Black metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2018, whose name means 'guide' in Ukrainian. They guide listeners through dark passages of black metal from the Ural Mountains.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, formed in 2020, combining the power of traditional heavy metal with thrash metal aggression. They bring hard-hitting metal from the Finnish Lakeland region.
Death metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, formed in 2023, delivering explosive death metal from the Ural Mountains capital. They bring fresh firepower to the Russian death metal scene.
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