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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Memphis, Tennessee hardcore punk and sludge hybrid with three releases since 2017. Their split with experimental grindcore outfit Knoll demonstrates a willingness to operate at the extreme edge of heavy music from the Bluff City.
Los Angeles groove/progressive metal act blending technical complexity with heavy rhythmic drive, reflecting L.A.'s position as a melting pot for every conceivable metal subgenre.
Cincinnati power metal project whose 2015 single — featuring a collaboration with Dr. Space — blends cosmic exploration with mythological reference. Echoes Of Mount Ida reaches from ancient Troy to the stars.
Pittsburgh death metal duo with two albums since 2018. Esoterica and Chaosophy channel occult philosophy through technical extremity, building a reputation for cerebral brutality from the Steel City.
Autonomie delivers thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore from Hundvåg island in Stavanger since 2023. Their self-governance name suits the DIY spirit of punk-inflected thrash from this island suburb of Norway's energy capital.
Warwick, Rhode Island death metal project with four releases since 2012. Promises of Continued and Endless Contempt and a split with Doom Town establish them as a fixture in New England's extreme underground.
Thessaloniki's Autophagia were a legendary one-man goregrind project active from 1997 to 2006, adhering to the old Carcass and Dead Infection school of grinding extremity with pitch-shifted vocals, explicit artwork, and chaotic song structures. Their complete recordings were compiled into the retrospective 'Spastic Grinding Gore Mayhem' in 2022, preserving the legacy of one of Greece's most prolific extreme acts.
Autophagie crafts atmospheric black metal from Ryazan as of 2025. Their French spelling of 'autophagy' — the cellular self-consumption process — drives compositions of atmospheric self-dissolution from this ancient city on the Oka River.
Autophagocytosis creates depressive black metal from an undisclosed Moldovan location since 2024. Named after the cellular process of self-digestion, their sound enacts a similar dissolution — consuming itself through anguished extremity.
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