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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Heavy metal outfit from Groningen, formed in 2011. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Spanish deathcore band from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, formed in 2010. They deliver crushing deathcore from the Mediterranean tourist resort.
Stoner metal band from Namur, Belgium, active since 2012. They deliver fuzz-drenched riffs and heavy grooves steeped in the stoner metal tradition.
Groove metal outfit from Perm, formed in 2013. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Danish doom metal and hard rock band from Aarhus, formed in 2018. They craft heavy doom with hard rock swagger from the cultural heart of Jutland.
Moscow-based death 'n' roll act active since 2016, carving out their niche within the Russian heavy music underground. Their compositions reflect a commitment to their chosen sonic palette, delivered with conviction and underground credibility.
Melodic power metal band from Salzburg, Austria, active since 2013. They deliver soaring vocals and galloping riffs in the European power metal tradition.
Solo sesh grind project from Leeds, created by James Purple of Cranial Discharge in 2018. The debut Lords of the Sesh delivers six tracks of chaotic goregrind and slam with deliberately absurdist, party-fuelled humor and unintelligible vocals.
German melodic hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 2019. They merge catchy hard rock hooks with heavy metal muscle.
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