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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Newsflash (2023)
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Melodic death metal band from Gera in Thuringia, formed in 2024 and named after the Hindu concept of the final age of cosmic decline. Their sound pairs melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with themes of apocalyptic reckoning.
Melodic death/folk/power metal band from Lammi in southern Finland, active since 2006 and weaving Finnish folk elements into melodic death and power metal frameworks. Their nearly two decades of output bridge traditional Finnish music with extreme metal.
Rochester, New York's Kalibas have been a shape-shifting force in extreme metal since 2003, starting as a brutal death/grindcore act before incorporating black metal into their arsenal. Over twenty years they've grown into something genuinely hard to classify, which is precisely their appeal.
Death metal band from the Ruhr area of Germany, active since 2015 and contributing to the region's dense extreme metal scene. Their aggressive approach channels death metal's brutality through the industrial grit of western Germany.
Progressive death metal band from Nimes in southern France, active since 2019 and delivering technically ambitious compositions. Their expansive approach pushes death metal into complex, structurally adventurous territory.
Melodic death/power metal band from Pudasjarvi in northern Finland, formed in 2023 and carrying forward the rich Finnish melodeath tradition established by their more famous namesake. Their sound channels the swamp-inspired melodic death metal aesthetic.
Death/thrash metal band from Pori on Finland's western coast, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of aggressive, high-speed compositions. Their name's connection to the Finnish underworld deity adds dark mythology to their extreme metal.
Solo project of F. "Fenril" Martens from Kalmthout, Belgium, creating an amalgamation of black metal, blackened death, blackgaze, and post-metal with lush electronic textures and screamed vocals. Their releases span multiple EPs and full-lengths including Thanatos and Eigenlicht.
New Brunswick, New Jersey's Kalopsia have been delivering death metal of the straight-edged, no-frills variety since 2011, with roots deep in the dense New Jersey/New York underground. Their approach is direct and deliberately unadorned.
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