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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Stoner metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2010. Their surreal name accompanies hazy, riff-heavy stoner metal from the Irish capital.
Thrash/groove metal band from Novi Sad, Serbia, formed in 2021. Their approach combines thrash speed with groove heaviness from Serbia's second city.
Black metal project from Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, active since 2013. The project channels black metal from the Frisian capital.
Melodic death metal band from Acquaviva delle Fonti near Bari, Italy, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from Puglia represent exceptional dedication.
Realm is a black/death metal band from Mikkeli in eastern Finland, active since 2011. The band fuses black and death metal from the Savo lakeland region.
Realm of Albion is an atmospheric black metal project from the UK, formed in 2022. Named after the ancient name for Britain, the project channels atmospheric black metal inspired by the British landscape.
Realm of Chaos is a death metal band from the Koblenz/Mittelrhein area in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2025. Named after the legendary Bolt Thrower album, the project channels punishing death metal from the Rhine-Moselle confluence region.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Kuznetsk, Russia, active since 2015. Their approach blends melodic death metal with doom's crushing weight from the Penza Oblast town.
Realm of Horus is a melodic death metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain, formed in 2017. The band channels Egyptian-themed melodic death metal from the Ebro valley capital of northeastern Spain.
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