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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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Kalamazoo, Michigan's Hellhole channel the sweeping melodic death metal tradition into tight, riff-driven songs that balance brutality with songcraft since 2013. Melody and violence coexist in their work without either element compromising the other.
Hellish Force is a black/thrash/speed metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2025 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Hellish Grave is a black/speed metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2011. Drawing influence from Vulcano, Sodom, Celtic Frost, and Venom, the band released their debut album "Worship Macabre" in 2016 on Kill Again Records (limited to 1,000 copies), followed by "Hell No Longer Waits" in 2019 on Portugal's Helldprod Records. Their line-up has featured Hellish Angelcorpse on vocals and members including Butchereaper, Marcelo "Genocídio", Witchripper, and Igor "IronHammer".
Stoner doom metal outfit from Bordeaux in southwestern France, active since 2013. Their wine-region origins fuel a sound that pairs the heaviness of doom with stoner metal's hazy, groove-laden approach.
Emerging from Aberdeen's underground, this black/speed metal act has been forging cold sonic fury since 2015. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Black/speed metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2004. Two decades of blistering blackened speed metal from the Aragonese capital demonstrate their enduring commitment to extreme velocity.
Rooted in Ljubljana's underground, this blackened speed metal project delivers vicious compositions with conviction since 2014. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Houston power/speed metal. James Rivera's voice is one of the great Texas metal instruments.
Rooted in Messina's underground, this speed/thrash metal project delivers brutal compositions with conviction since 2001. Their thrash assault combines speed, aggression, and precision in equal measure.
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