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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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German death/black metal band from Frankfurt, active since 1989, making them one of the oldest extreme metal acts in the Rhine-Main region. Their three-and-a-half decades of history span the entire development of German extreme metal.
Death/thrash metal band from Puch, Austria, formed in 2019. They merge the precision of thrash with death metal's brutality in a cross-genre assault.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Kerava, formed in 2019. They deliver melodic death metal from the Uusimaa region near Helsinki.
Spanish death metal and grindcore band from San Juan de la Rambla on Tenerife, formed in 2013. They deliver psychedelic-tinged death-grind from the volcanic Canary Islands.
Melodic death metal outfit from Poznań, formed in 2016. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Spanish black/death metal band from Tarragona, active since 2007. They channel frost-bitten black/death metal from the sunlit Catalan coast, creating a stark contrast of sound and setting.
Moscow-based doom metal act active since 2019, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
German death metal band from Oberhausen, formed in 2022. They deliver crushing death metal with nautical-horror themes from the industrial Ruhr Valley.
Kampen-based doom metal act active since 2022, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
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