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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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Barrington, Illinois's Hostile have been delivering groove-laced heavy metal since 2010, fusing the punch of groove metal with the directness of traditional heavy metal. Suburban Midwest aggression with a low center of gravity.
Hostile Reaction is a thrash/speed metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2005 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hounds of Devil is a speed metal act from Pordenone, Italy, active since 2019 and channeling aggressive, heavy music through its uncompromising artistic vision. The project delivers powerful metal from the Italy scene.
Black death metal act from Worcester in the West Midlands, active since 2012. Their hate-filled name broadcasts over a decade of unrelenting extremity from England's cathedral city country.
Forged in Östersund's metal community, this blackened speed/thrash metal act channels furious aggression since 2012. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Speed/thrash metal act from Belgium, formed in 2021. Their blistering approach combines the velocity of speed metal with thrash metal's aggressive edge in a whirlwind of headbanging intensity.
Ifryt is a experimental black/speed metal project from Żory, Poland, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Illuminator is a progressive/speed metal band from Hof, Germany, formed in 2020, combining the technical ambition of progressive metal with the velocity and urgency of speed metal. The band fuses complex arrangements with relentless momentum from the Franconian border town.
Madison, Wisconsin's Imminent Attack evolved from their hardcore punk origins into a full-throttle crossover thrash beast, landing somewhere between D.R.I. and early Slayer with Midwest grit to spare.
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