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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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As It Stands delivers death metal with metalcore elements from London since 2015, their declarative name suggesting a band presenting their sound without apology. Over a decade of activity speaks to sustained commitment within the English capital.
Chicago metalcore/thrash hybrid channeling the Windy City's aggressive energy into riff-driven fury, blending breakdowns with thrash precision in the city's deep underground.
As Light Dies is one of Madrid's most adventurous extreme metal acts, fusing black metal ferocity with gothic atmosphere and avant-garde intelligence since 1999. Albums like "A Step Through the Reflection" and "The Love Album - Volume I" demonstrate a band that refuses categorization, creating something entirely unique within Spain's metal landscape.
As Night Falls delivers symphonic power metal from Katowice since 2012. Over a decade from Silesia's capital, they have crafted orchestrally enhanced compositions that harness the dramatic potential of darkness descending.
Asheville, North Carolina deathcore outfit bringing crushing heaviness to the Blue Ridge Mountains, proving that the region's artistic community extends well beyond folk and bluegrass.
As Stormclouds Gather is a black metal band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, founded in 1996, with releases including Darkest Temptations and Beyond the Gates of Sorrow. With nearly three decades of activity, the band stands as one of the longer-running black metal acts in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria.
Woodbridge, Virginia death/doom project with remarkable longevity, their Trilogy of Sorrow EP dating to 1995 and the full-length Psychosis arriving three decades later in 2025. A project that has weathered time itself, delivering crushing heaviness across generational spans.
As the Storm delivers metalcore from Bordeaux since 2013, channeling the Gironde capital's Atlantic weather patterns into breakdowns and melodic passages. Over a decade of activity have cemented them in the Aquitaine heavy music scene.
As the Sun Falls are a Finnish melodic death metal band whose music draws on the imagery and mythology of the Finnish north — the Soulbird, primordial creation legends, and the landscape of winter. Their upcoming album "Songs From The Veil" (Theogonia Records, May 2026) weaves blackened melodeath guitar work with folk elements including flutes, horns, and traditional vocals, following earlier releases such as "Kaamos" and "Pohjoisen Sydän."
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