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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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London death metal powerhouse formed in 2009, blending death, groove, and hardcore influences across a substantial discography including Samsara, In the Shadow of Paradise, and the 2021 concept EP Order & Chaos. The latter draws inspiration from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite, incorporating orchestral arrangements alongside crushing metallic heaviness.
Straddling the line between death metal and thrash metal, this Turkish actfrom Ankara fuses technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2009, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Death/thrash metal band from Rottweil in Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2022 and named after the ancient Greek concept of descent into the underworld. Their sound fuses death metal's brutality with thrash's relentless pace.
Thrash metal band from Helsinki, active since 2015 and delivering a decade of high-speed aggression from the Finnish capital. Their catacomb-referencing name evokes the underground energy of their thrash metal.
When Katacumba emerged in 2022 from Coimbra, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Devotees of death metal and thrash metal, this Dutch outfit from Groningen has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with raw determination.
Alternative/thrash/groove metal band from Haapajarvi in Central Ostrobothnia, formed in 2020 and blending multiple heavy styles. Their Finnish name meaning "wicked" or "cunning" captures the sly genre-mixing at the heart of their sound.
Thrash/death metal band from El Masnou near Barcelona, active since 2008 and delivering nearly two decades of aggressive, technically precise compositions. Their long tenure in the Catalan metal scene marks them as veterans of the Barcelona metropolitan underground.
Aurora, Colorado's Katalysk bring a death/thrash attack marked by intensity and precision, formed in 2019 with a sound that channels the genre's most ferocious traditions without letting up.
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