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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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From the small college town of St. Peter, Minnesota, Kalopsya have quickly made themselves known since forming in 2023 with a style that blends melodic death metal's emotive sweep with the modern aggression of metalcore. An unlikely origin for a band with genuine momentum.
Kraków's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal and death metal unit is among them — wielding dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Łódź's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal, death metal, and experimental unit is among them — wielding venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. The compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Phoenix's Kama-Mara have been threading experimental impulses through black and death metal frameworks since 2009, creating music that resists easy categorization. The desert heat of Arizona seems to filter into their unorthodox approach to extremity.
Tallinn death metal band formed in 2017, delivering brutal extremity from the Estonian capital. Their name referencing the Buddhist realm of desire adds a philosophical dimension to their aggressive sound.
Symphonic power/melodic death metal band from Helmstedt, Germany, active since 2011 and combining orchestral grandeur with the melodic aggression of Scandinavian-style death metal. Their compositions layer sweeping symphonic arrangements over powerful riffing and dynamic vocals.
Death/doom metal band from Roskilde, Denmark, formed in 2018 and delivering crushing, slow-burning heaviness from the historic Viking city. Their Japanese-named project pairs death metal's brutality with doom's glacial pacing.
Symphonic/melodic deathcore band from Paris, formed in 2021 with a Japanese name meaning "wrath of God." Their ambitious approach layers orchestral grandeur over crushing deathcore breakdowns.
İzmir, Turkey — death metal and melodic death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2019, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
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