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ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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All Hell's Breaking Loose Down at Little Kathy Wilson's Place - Remastered (2025)
05/24 @ The Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Sick Gain play heavy metal from the Mallorcan town of Manacor, channeling classic metal energy from the Balearic Islands. Formed in 2020, they bring island-bred heaviness to the Mediterranean.
Sick of Society evolved from thrash/crossover origins into a more hardcore-focused direction from Vohringen in Bavaria, tracing a trajectory that mirrors the broader crossover between metal and punk. Their stylistic evolution since 2018 reflects a restless artistic spirit.
Sick Sad World, named after the show-within-a-show from the animated series Daria, channels atmospheric sludge and post-metal from Nantes since 2012. Their expansive, cinematic approach to heavy music builds from quiet tension to crushing catharsis.
Sick Sinus Syndrome grind through goregrind from Ostrava, named after an actual cardiac arrhythmia in keeping with the subgenre's tradition of medical-themed horror. Their Moravian-Silesian output is gleefully grotesque and sonically abrasive.
Sickatrice forge heavy and power metal from the Bayreuth/Speichersdorf area in Upper Franconia, channeling the epic tradition of European metal from Wagner's homeland. Their mythological monster name suits the dramatic power of their Bavarian metal.
Sickbag has been grinding out death metal and grindcore from the Norman city of Caen since 2004, making them one of the region's longer-running extreme acts. Two decades of output reflect an unwavering commitment to short, brutal sonic assaults.
Ferrara's Sickblast deliver groove metal with percussive intensity since 2013. Their name captures the sudden, nauseating impact of their rhythmically driven compositions from the Emilian flatlands.
Belgorod's Sickcunt merge brutal death, standard death, and grindcore from the Black Earth region since 2020. Their maximally provocative name channels shock-value extremity into compositions of southern Russian aggression.
Florence's Sickening have been dealing in brutal death metal since 2008. Their Renaissance city origins create a stark contrast with their music's unrelenting extremity, delivered with technical precision.
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