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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Melodic black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden active since 2015. Wormwood has earned acclaim for their atmospheric take on melodic black metal, blending Scandinavian darkness with sweeping, emotive compositions.
Technical and melodic death metal band with grindcore elements from the Krkonoše Mountains of the Czech Republic. Their self-titled 2025 debut packs seven tracks into nineteen minutes of aggressive, forest-themed metal described as spores that "will infest your ears."
Groove metal and hard rock band from Pamiers, France active since 2010. Worselder blends groove metal's rhythmic punch with hard rock's accessibility from the foothills of the Pyrenees.
Progressive and brutal death metal band from Marseille, France active since 2015. Worship the Infinite merges the technical complexity of progressive metal with brutal death metal's unrelenting extremity.
Doom metal band from Gijón, Spain formed in 2022. Worship the Sun crafts slow, crushing doom from the Asturian coast, channeling the weight of the genre through reverent heaviness.
Progressive deathcore and djent band from Yvelines, France formed in 2020. Worship the Useless fuses progressive complexity and djent's polyrhythmic precision with deathcore's crushing breakdowns.
Death metal band from Nordenham, Germany formed in 2019. Worst Case Scenario brings punishing death metal from the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony.
Black metal band from Kwidzyn, Poland active since 2011. WorstGod delivers blasphemous black metal from the Pomeranian town in northern Poland.
Doom and sludge metal band from Huddersfield, England active since 2012. Wort channels the post-industrial gloom of West Yorkshire into crushing doom and sludge.
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