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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Black/death metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2018. Their fierce blend of black and death metal aggression channels extreme music from the north German plains.
An established black/death metal voice from Nokia, contributing to Finland's underground since 2016. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
An established melodic death metal voice from Pombal, contributing to Portugal's underground since 2014. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Progressive doom/death metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2017. Their ambitious approach merges the crushing weight of doom-death with progressive complexity and dynamic shifts.
Hailing from Oulu in Finland, this progressive death/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2018. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
Rooted in Nokia's underground, this melodic death/thrash metal project delivers scorching compositions with conviction since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Hurricane is a death metal band from Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Based in Riga, this thrash/death metal project has been a fixture of Latvia's underground since 2016. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Hutt is a grindcore and death-thrash trio from São Paulo formed in 2002, comprising Appezzato on vocals, Leandro on guitar, and André on drums, with the band name taken from Jabba the Hutt of Star Wars. The band has built a discography spanning six releases, including the albums Horror³, Monstruario, Apocalipster (2017, via Black Hole Productions), and Maldicto (2019), all featuring short, ferocious songs with Portuguese lyrics addressing social themes. Their sound draws on classic grindcore acts such as Napalm Death alongside death metal influences in the vein of Morbid Angel.
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