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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Thrash/groove metal/metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2012. Their multi-genre approach delivers aggressive modern metal from the Russian capital.
Thrash metal/metalcore band from Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash with metalcore from the Lubuskie capital.
Rebuild the Evil is a groove metal and metalcore band from Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2018. The band combines heavy grooves with metalcore breakdowns from the heart of the Ruhr industrial region.
Melodic metalcore band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 2012, with vocalist JP, guitarists Philip Leander and Lucas Brum, bassist Cavi Montenegro, and drummer Johnny Kings. Their albums Between Death and Courage (2016) and Beyond Conviction (2019) placed them among the more visible acts in the Brazilian metalcore scene, and the band served as the opening act for In Flames across their entire Brazilian tour.
Metalcore band from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, formed in 2022. Their approach delivers rhythmic, breakdown-heavy metalcore from the Dutch capital.
Red Dawn Rising is a melodic metalcore band from Kortrijk, Belgium, formed in spring 2008 as a side project by members of Defiant and Headshot. Drawing on the influence of In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and As I Lay Dying, the band released the concept album 'Weight of the World' in May 2021, addressing themes of complacency and personal growth.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Far East, formed in 2020. Their approach bridges melodic death metal with metalcore from one of Russia's most remote cities.
Red Pill is a progressive death metal/metalcore band from Edinburgh, Scotland, active since 2010. The band merges progressive death metal with metalcore dynamics from the Scottish capital.
Red Raven Down is a metalcore band from Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, formed in 2017. The band delivers heavy breakdowns and melodic passages from the Ostrobothnian flatlands.
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