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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Philadelphia doom/death metal band that emerged from the ashes of sludge act Black Urn in 2018, releasing the 2023 full-length From Roving About the Earth.
Metalcore band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver heavy breakdowns and dynamic songwriting from the Finnish capital.
Death metal and metalcore band from Gloucester, England, active since 2008. They blend death metal aggression with metalcore dynamics from the Severn Valley.
Elgin, Illinois thrash/groove metal band exploring themes of humanity and society through a heavy, metaphor-driven lens.
Caliban formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again, taking their current name from Shakespeare's The Tempest and relocating to Essen. One of Germany's longest-running metalcore acts, the band released their debut A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven in 1999 and have since issued thirteen studio albums, including Ghost Empire (2014) which entered the German charts at number seven. Their 2025 album Back from Hell marks over a quarter-century of continuous activity.
Metalcore and thrash metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2013. They merge the breakdowns and aggression of metalcore with the speed and riff-driven intensity of thrash.
Death metal and deathcore band from Duisburg, Germany, active since 2007. They combine the aggression of death metal with metalcore's breakdowns and melodic elements from the industrial Ruhr region.
Formed in 2024 in Coventry, Rhode Island, Calling the Eternal meld groove and thrash metal with metalcore tendencies into a hard-hitting, contemporary hybrid sound.
Calvario is a groove metal and metalcore band from Ituzaingo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, active since 2016. The band self-released their debut self-titled album through their Bandcamp page, establishing a heavy, riff-driven sound that sits between the rhythmic punch of groove metal and the aggressive structures of metalcore. They remain an active presence in the Buenos Aires underground metal circuit.
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