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Kolding, DK · 2017–present · active
The Tombless from Kolding deliver death metal whose name evokes the horror of the unburied dead, channeling restless spirits through brutal compositions since 2017. Their sound carries the weight of unresolved mortality from the old Viking trading town in southern Jutland.
Barver, DE · 2012–present · active
The Tossed from the tiny Lower Saxon village of Barver deliver heavy metal with a rough-hewn, unpretentious energy since 2012. Their rural origin in the Diepholz marshlands gives their traditional metal an authentically remote, DIY character.
Ahlen, DE · 2022–present · active
The Trauma from Ahlen in Westphalia unleash thrash and death metal with the visceral impact their name demands since 2022. Their aggressive sound channels the intensity of physical and psychological shock through relentless riffing and punishing rhythms.
ES · 2020–present · active
The Troll conjure raw and atmospheric black metal from an undisclosed Spanish location, channeling the menace of Nordic folklore through Iberian extremity since 2020. Their anonymous approach and creature-themed name heighten the primal, otherworldly quality of their sound.
Loimaa, FI · 2009–present · active
The Trousers is a melodic death metal band from Loimaa, Finland, active since 2009. They play melodic death metal from the rural southwestern Finnish countryside.
Kiel, DE · 2018–present · active
The Truck Experience from Kiel deliver death metal with the unstoppable momentum of their vehicular namesake, grinding through the Schleswig-Holstein scene since 2018. Their Baltic coast base provides an unlikely setting for their juggernaut approach to brutality.
Novara, IT · 2017–present · active
The True Endless is a black metal band from Novara, Italy, active since 2017. They deliver raw, uncompromising black metal rooted in the traditions of the Italian underground.
Reichenbach im Vogtland, DE · 2016–present · active
The True Hellfyre Warmachine from Reichenbach im Vogtland in Saxony forge blackened thrash metal with the infernal military precision their elaborate name suggests since 2016. Their sound combines black metal's atmospheric hostility with thrash's velocity from the eastern German Vogtland region.
NO · 1984–present · active
Mayhem formed in Oslo, Norway in 1984, founded by guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, bassist Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud, and drummer Kjetil Manheim, and became the most notorious and influential act in the development of Norwegian black metal. The band's early lineups included vocalist Per "Dead" Ohlin, whose theatrical corpse paint stage persona and 1991 suicide deepened the band's mythology, and the subsequent murder of Euronymous by Varg Vikernes of Burzum in 1993 overshadowed the release of their debut De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994), now regarded as a foundational document of the genre. Surviving members reformed with new lineups, releasing Grand Declaration of War (2000) and Ordo Ad Chao (2007), the latter winning Norway's Spellemann Award for best heavy metal album. Attila Csihar has been the band's vocalist since the mid-2000s reformation.

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