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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Atentado delivers grindcore from Lisbon since 2011. Their Portuguese name meaning 'attack' or 'assault' drives blastbeat-laden compositions of compressed violence from the capital.
aTeofania creates death, black, and doom metal from Taranto in Puglia since 2019. Named after the Greek concept of divine manifestation (theophany), they pursue revelation through the combined weight of three extreme metal subgenres.
Ater Era channels black metal from Slovene Istria since 2011. Their Latin name meaning 'black era' drives fifteen years of compositions from Slovenia's Mediterranean coastal strip.
A one-man black metal project from Santa Fé do Sul in the extreme northwest of São Paulo state, founded in 2024. The debut release "Finis Adventus Parallaxi" introduced a sound built around esoteric philosophy, ego death, transcendence, and affirmative antichristianism — themes consistent with the introspective, philosophically driven strain of second-wave-influenced Brazilian black metal.
Aterna is a melodic death and power metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2014, featuring an international lineup including vocalist Ruben Picazo and vocalist Debora Blanco alongside Achokarlos Garcia on guitars, Daniel Molina Carabia on drums, and Luis Varo on bass. Their 2014 EP The Way to Live Again is the second part of a trilogy about two alchemists searching for the path to resurrection, blending conceptual storytelling with melodic extreme metal.
Icard, North Carolina black metal project with three releases since 2012. Operating from a tiny Catawba County community, they prove atmospheric black metal can emerge from the most unlikely corners of the rural South.
Boise, Idaho death metal band bringing extreme music to the Treasure Valley, contributing to the Pacific Northwest's expanding reach of underground metal.
A thrash/hardcore crossover band from Tabapuã, a small city in the interior of São Paulo state, active since 2014. Their name — Portuguese for "death certificate" — reflects the blunt, confrontational aesthetic typical of Brazilian crossover, fusing the aggression of classic thrash with the directness and speed of hardcore punk.
Albuquerque thrash metal act whose 2012 debut Motor City Speed Rock channels Detroit-style garage energy through New Mexico thrash. A unique cross-pollination of automotive aggression and desert-forged speed.
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