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Impetus Odi (2021)
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Trial By Fire (2023)
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The Rudes is a thrash metal band from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, active since 2009. They play aggressive thrash metal from the medieval Franconian town.
The Ruin is a thrash metal band from Neumünster, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Schleswig-Holstein underground.
The Salt Pale Collective from England craft sludge, doom, and post-metal as a collaborative ensemble since 2022. Their ethereal, mineral-tinged name drives compositions of bleached, crystalline heaviness.
The Sand Collector from Elche in Alicante deliver stoner and heavy metal with the parched, desert-baked character of southeastern Spain since 2011. Their hourglass-evoking name suits the sun-scorched, fuzz-drenched quality of their Mediterranean stoner riffs.
The Satans is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2008. They deliver dark, satanic black metal from the Finnish capital.
The Scars in Pneuma is a black metal band from Brescia, Italy. They create atmospheric black metal exploring themes of spiritual and psychological depth.
The Scourger is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They combine melodic death metal's harmonies with thrash's aggression.
The Second Coming is a black metal band from Venice, Italy, active since 1999. As a veteran of the Italian black metal underground, they deliver dark, blasphemous extremity from the Venetian scene.
The Secret is a blackened crust/grindcore band from Trieste, Italy, active since 2010. They combine black metal darkness with crust punk's raw energy and grindcore's ferocious speed in a genre-defying assault.
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