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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death/thrash outfit from Naples, formed in 2015. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Bologna-based melodic death metal act active since 2013, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Estonian technical death metal band from Tallinn, formed in 2013. They push death metal into technical territory with intricate compositions and precise musicianship.
French death metal band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020. They deliver void-gazing death metal from the Alsatian capital.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Leobersdorf, Austria, founded in 2014 by guitarists Martin and Gabriel. Their releases like "Eclipse" and "The Frozen Choir" blend old-school melodic death metal with modern metalcore, emphasizing technical precision and emotional depth.
Four-piece metalcore band from Derby, formed in 2019, influenced by Arch Enemy, Darkest Hour, and Trivium. Their prolific output including Together We Rise and United We Fall combines powerful riffs, thrashy drums, and melodic hooks with socially meaningful messaging.
German death metal band from Duisburg, formed in 2017. They deliver punishing death metal from the industrial heartland of the Ruhr.
German melodic black/death metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2024. They weave melodic passages into a foundation of black and death metal from one of Bavaria's cultural centers.
Thrash metal outfit from Čakovec, formed in 2014. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
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