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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (written by Tim Buckley) (2021)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
05/22 @ Yuengling Center, Tampa
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Veteran Greek black and death metal band from Athens, active since 1997 with over two decades of extreme metal output. Their long-running presence has made them a significant force in the Hellenic extreme metal underground.
Black and heavy metal hybrid from Rennes in Brittany, France, active since 2019 and fusing black metal's extremity with traditional heavy metal's anthemic power. Their dual-genre approach creates an unholy alliance between two foundational metal styles.
Gothic metal band from Leeds, England, active since 2021 and channeling dark romanticism through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Their ceremonial approach to gothic metal draws from the genre's tradition of dramatic contrast and emotional weight.
Black metal project from Oslo, Norway, active since 2022 and crafting darkness from the Norwegian capital. Their Oslo base connects them to the city's legendary black metal heritage.
Funeral doom metal and dark ambient project from Quattro Castella near Reggio Emilia, Italy. Their dual-faceted sound bridges funeral doom's glacial heaviness with dark ambient's meditative darkness.
Black metal project originating in Norway in 2006 before relocating to California, bringing authentic Norwegian black metal traditions across the Atlantic. Their transatlantic journey reflects black metal's global reach from its Norwegian roots.
Black and doom metal band from Paris, France, merging the despair of doom with black metal's cold fury since 2020. Their Parisian origin places them within one of Europe's most diverse extreme metal communities.
Black metal project from Ossi near Sassari on the island of Sardinia, active since 2019. Their Sardinian origins bring an isolated, Mediterranean character to their black metal sound.
Melodic black and death metal band from the Croatian port city of Rijeka, active since 2020. Their Adriatic coastal origins bring a unique character to their blend of melodic extremity.
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