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Copenhagen's gore-splattered grindviolence outfit, a four-piece delivering punishing blast beats and low-end distorted sonic terrorism since 2014. Their 2024 album Som Fortjent represents the band's most single-minded and bludgeoning material, recorded at KB's Funhouse and mastered at Dead Rat Studio.
Thrash and death metal band from Osijek, Croatia, active since 2014 and delivering extreme metal from eastern Croatia's largest city. Their crossover of thrash and death metal brings aggressive intensity to the Slavonian metal scene.
Atmospheric black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, emerging in 2025 with an expansive approach to the genre. Their sound builds on the atmospheric black metal tradition with layered compositions that evoke the dense forests and ancient landscapes of central Germany.
Atmospheric black metal project from Bristol, England, active since 2022. Their sound blends the atmospheric tendencies of post-black metal with traditional black metal's intensity, contributing to Bristol's diverse extreme music scene.
Long-running Valencian band active since 2003, evolving from heavy metal origins toward stoner and hard rock over their decade-plus career. Their extensive Spanish-language discography spanning ten releases from Diablo Blvd. through Santos & Diablos documents their stylistic journey across multiple subgenres.
Melodic thrash and groove metal band from the small Austrian town of Micheldorf, delivering riff-driven aggression tempered with melodic sensibility since 2013. Their sound bridges the gap between thrash metal's speed and groove metal's heavyweight rhythmic punch.
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