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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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Atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2021, crafting immersive and expansive atmospheric black metal. They draw from Finland's vast natural landscapes to create enveloping sonic environments.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2023, dealing in guttural, crushing extremity within the Ruhr Area metal scene. Their playful name belies the punishing nature of their brutal death metal.
Thrash metal band from Brus, Serbia, formed in 2018, delivering aggressive thrash metal from the rural heartland of central Serbia. They bring headbanging energy to the Serbian underground.
Groove metal band from Hollola, Finland, formed in 2019, whose name is Finnish for 'pagan.' They deliver heavy, rhythmically driven groove metal with a heathen edge.
A 2021 black metal project from the Westphalian city of Minden, Pakharon channels raw aggression through a lo-fi lens. Their North Rhine-Westphalian origins place them in one of Germany's most densely populated metal regions, yet their sound retreats into solitary darkness.
Black metal band from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, formed in 2014, constructing frozen palaces of sound through over a decade of atmospheric black metal. They bring cold intensity from southern Ukraine.
Power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017, delivering epic, sword-wielding power metal from the Greek capital. Their name evokes medieval heroism matching the valiant spirit of their sound.
Metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2020, delivering heavy breakdowns and intense energy from the Russian capital. They bring modern metal aggression to Moscow's diverse heavy music community.
Progressive and stoner metal band from Finland, formed in 2020, whose Finnish name means 'burning pharaoh.' They combine progressive complexity with stoner metal's heavy, psychedelic grooves.
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