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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 Lostwithiel, formed in 2019. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Legendary Coventry death metal institution formed in 1986, widely regarded as one of Britain's most consistent and enduring extreme metal bands. Over eight studio albums spanning three decades, they forged a distinctive sound of crushing mid-tempo riffs and war-themed lyrics that influenced countless acts worldwide, before disbanding in 2016.
Newcastle upon Tyne-based melodic thrash metal act active since 2012, tempering the genre's trademark aggression with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their approach delivers thrash metal's visceral energy without sacrificing melodic accessibility.
Spanish death metal band from Zamora in Castile and León, formed in 2018. They play punishing death metal from the medieval walled city.
Trondheim-based black metal act active since 2019, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Norwegian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Danish death metal band from Ribe, Denmark's oldest town, formed in 2016. They deliver explosive death metal from the ancient Viking settlement.
Västerås death metal/crust outfit blending Swedish death metal's buzzsaw tone with d-beat punk energy. Their explosive, raw approach embodies the crossover between Scandinavia's extreme metal and hardcore punk traditions.
German death/thrash metal band from Aschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt, formed in 2017. They deliver explosive death-thrash from the eastern German lowlands.
Finnish melodic death metal band from the Kuopio-Varkaus region, formed in 2021. They craft melodic death metal from the lake country of Savonia.
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