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Technical death metal and deathcore band from Plock, Poland, formed in 2021, delivering technically demanding extremity from central Poland. They bring storm-force intensity to the Masovian metal underground.
Donostia-San Sebastián's Padre Lobo — 'Father Wolf' in Spanish — has been roaming the Basque Country with stoner-sludge fury since 2015. Their coastal Basque setting adds maritime grit to their tar-thick, riff-worshipping sound.
Thrash and death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2019, bringing politically charged aggression to the Czech extreme metal scene. Their name alone signals an irreverent and confrontational approach to metal.
Progressive stoner metal and rock band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2017, exploring the heavier side of psychedelic rock through a progressive metal lens. They deliver expansive, riff-driven compositions with a stoner edge from the Spanish capital.
Death metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2013, exacting the ultimate toll through over a decade of death metal from the Russian capital. They bring consistent brutality to Moscow's underground.
Heavy metal band from Agder, Norway, active since 1995, making them one of the longest-running heavy metal acts in southern Norway. Three decades of pride in their craft mark them as true veterans.
Pridian are an Estonian metalcore quartet from Tartu, formed in 2018, blending polyrhythmic progressive structures with electronic textures and cinematic dynamics. After years of independent releases, the band signed to Century Media Records in 2024 and released their debut full-length Venetian Dark in May 2025, representing one of the few Baltic acts to break into the international metalcore market.
Black and death metal band from Swiebodzice, Poland, formed in 2020, delivering blackened death metal from the Lower Silesian foothills. Their sacred name contrasts with the unholy nature of their extreme metal.
A 2025 black metal project from Lower Saxony, Priestermord — 'priest murder' in German — arrives with anticlerical fury channeled through raw, uncompromising compositions. Their confrontational name establishes an aesthetic of blasphemous aggression from the outset.
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