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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Deathcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England active since 2014. Wrath of Akhlys delivers punishing breakdowns and guttural vocals from the northeast of England.
Five-piece metalcore band from Basel, Switzerland reigniting the spirit of 2000s metalcore with a modern edge. Their release The Rise of Alga showcases intense guitar riffs, relentless drumming, and confrontational lyrics that cut straight to the core.
Thrash/progressive metal band from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal active since 2013. Wrath Sins blends thrash aggression with progressive complexity from the city facing Porto across the Douro River.
Black and death metal band from Oulu, Finland active since 2004, evolving from pure black metal into a black/death hybrid. Wrathage has spent two decades channeling the extreme cold of northern Finland into aggressive, genre-blending extreme metal.
Thrash metal band from Świecie, Poland active since 2017. Wrathful channels aggressive thrash from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian town on the Vistula River.
Death/thrash metal band from Cazorla, Spain active since 2018. Wrathnoise channels fury and aggression through death/thrash metal from the mountain town in Jaén province.
Death metal band from Laitila, Finland active since 2013. Wrathrone delivers punishing death metal from the small town in the Vakka-Suomi region of southwestern Finland.
Raw black metal project from Osnabrück, Germany emerging in 2024. Wreedheid, a Dutch-German word for cruelty, delivers unfiltered raw black metal with a stripped-down, hostile approach.
Heavy metal band from Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal active since 2011. Wrek Age delivers classic heavy metal from the volcanic mid-Atlantic archipelago, one of Europe's most remote metal scenes.
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