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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Gothic melodic death metal band from the Karlsruhe/Stuttgart area, Germany, active since 2004. They merge dark gothic atmospheres with melodic death metal harmonies across two decades of activity.
Progressive death metal band from A Coruna, Spain, formed in 2020. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from the Galician coast.
Death metal act from Genoa, formed in 2017. Crystal Sun channels death metal through an unexpectedly luminous name from the Ligurian port city.
Melodic blackened death metal act from Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, formed in 2021. Crystal Sword delivers melody-driven extreme metal from the ancient city near the Belarusian border.
Death metal act from Civitanova Marche in Macerata province, formed in 2023. Crystal Tear brings new death metal energy to the Adriatic coast of central Italy.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from the Melun/Fontainebleau area near Paris, France. They merge melodic death metal with thrash speed from the Ile-de-France.
Melodic death metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2013. They craft crystalline melodic death metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Death-thrash metal act from Varna, Bulgaria, formed in 2021. They deliver a raw, high-energy assault that channels the aggression of thrash with the brutality of death metal.
Columbus, Ohio outfit Cthultists blend the brutality of death metal with the sludgy weight of post-hardcore influences, creating dense, suffocating music soaked in occult atmosphere. Their name signals their dedication to the dark and abyssal end of the genre.
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