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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Orlando black and death metal studio project formed in 2017, with two members crafting dense and atmospheric extreme metal from Central Florida.
Tver-based black metal act active since 2006, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
German death 'n' roll band from Stuttgart, formed in 2019. They channel the rock-and-roll swagger of death 'n' roll, combining death metal's heaviness with hard rock grooves.
Goochland, Virginia melodic death and groove metal band active since 2023, drawing from both the melodic Scandinavian tradition and the rhythmic churn of groove metal.
Dallas hardcore/death metal addressing police brutality, racism, and trans visibility.
Goregrind and death metal act from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2022. They deal in the deliberately grotesque sonic extremity of goregrind.
Connecticut melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2023, taking their name from the ash-covered city in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
Death metal and hardcore crossover act from Cohoes, New York, formed in 2017 and drawing equally from extreme metal and hardcore punk.
Melodic death metal outfit from Albufeira/Faro/Silves, formed in 2023. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
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