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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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Kraków-based experimental black/death metal entity formed in 2017, channeling Slavic folklore and demonic mythology through dissonant, avant-garde extremity. Their unorthodox approach to extreme metal draws from Poland's rich tradition of boundary-pushing black metal.
French progressive death metal band from Toulouse, formed in 2021. They push death metal into progressive territory from the pink city of Occitanie.
Spanish deathcore band from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, formed in 2010. They deliver crushing deathcore from the Mediterranean tourist resort.
Moscow-based death 'n' roll act active since 2016, carving out their niche within the Russian heavy music underground. Their compositions reflect a commitment to their chosen sonic palette, delivered with conviction and underground credibility.
Solo sesh grind project from Leeds, created by James Purple of Cranial Discharge in 2018. The debut Lords of the Sesh delivers six tracks of chaotic goregrind and slam with deliberately absurdist, party-fuelled humor and unintelligible vocals.
Odesa-based melodic death metal act active since 2016, 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.
London-based brutal death metal, goregrind, and grindcore band formed in 2013, revived with encouragement from Amputated's Mark Pearce. Their ultra-guttural catalog from None More Putrid through 2023's career-spanning compilation 1.3.3.1.8 delivers sickening brutality with chaotic energy and dark humor.
Kungur (early)/Perm (later)-based brutal death metal outfit active since 2013, delivering relentless blastbeat-driven punishment and guttural vocal extremity. Their compositions trade in the genre's heaviest currency: slamming breakdowns, inhuman vocals, and wall-to-wall brutality.
Czech doom/death metal band formed in 2009, channeling the crushing weight of doom metal with death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound occupies the bleaker end of the Czech extreme metal spectrum.
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