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Haunted Visions is a melodic black/death metal band from Fosen, Norway, formed in 2022. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Critically acclaimed progressive black/death on Profound Lore Records. All members also play in the country band Calico Bonnet.
Hauser is a death metal and grindcore band from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2011. Drawing influence from national acts like Are You God? and Test alongside international names such as Nasum and Rotten Sound, the band channels raw hardcore aggression into a brutal grindcore framework. Their releases include the 2019 album Messias and the 2020 album Cinza, the latter described as ten tracks of visceral, explicit grindcore.
From Iisalmi in Finland, this death/thrash metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2015. Their sound channels the genre's most crushing impulses through thunderous riffs.
Los Angeles heavy/power metal act Haven draw on the anthemic tradition of the genre, pairing muscular riffs with melodic vocal hooks that aim for the epic. Formed in 2018, the band channels the sweeping ambition of classic power metal into a contemporary package.
Raw melodic death metal emanating from Helsinki, active since 2021 within Finland's metal scene. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Havenless is a progressive death metal band from Toulouse, France, active since 2012 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Madison, Wisconsin's Haver blend melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with the punishing weight of straightforward death metal, carving out a sound that's as hook-driven as it is brutal. Active since 2023, they're a young act already showing a clear command of the melodeath idiom.
Menacing melodic death/groove/thrash metal emanating from Bengtsfors, active since 2014 within Sweden's metal scene. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
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