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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Istanbul / Kadıköy-based speed metal outfit active since 2021, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Czech black/speed metal band from Havířov, formed in 2014. They deliver a fierce combination of black metal rawness and speed metal velocity.
Bewitcher are a black metal and speed metal trio from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2013, whose sound combines the raw energy of first-wave black metal with the sleazy momentum of late-1970s speed metal and hard rock. Their self-titled debut appeared in 2016, followed by Under the Witching Cross, Cursed Be Thy Kingdom, and Spell Shock, with the band signing to Century Media Records as their reach expanded. Their music is deliberately lo-fi in spirit while retaining enough clarity to highlight the interplay between riff-based song structures and aggressive delivery.
Ljubljana-based heavy metal act active since 2017, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
Ferocious Speed / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Gothenburg-based black/thrash metal outfit active since 2018, fusing black metal's atmospheric venom with thrash's riff-driven velocity. Their high-energy sound channels the raw spirit of early Bathory, Sodom, and Destruction.
Spanish speed/thrash metal band from Bilbao, formed in 2018. They deliver fast, freezing speed-thrash from the Basque industrial heartland.
Black Speed from the Cemeteries of Texas. Influences: Motorhead, Venom, Bathory, early Slayer, Celtic Frost. On Goat Throne Records.
Leikanger-based speed/thrash metal outfit active since 2014, channeling the breakneck velocity of early speed metal through a modern thrash lens. Their riff-first approach delivers the kind of neck-wrecking momentum that defined the genre's golden age.
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