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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Finnish heavy/gothic metal and rock band from Seinäjoki, formed in 2010. They merge heavy and gothic metal with rock accessibility.
Heavy metal outfit from Arvika, formed in 2015. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Drawing from the contemplative side of black metal, this Russian project channels Yaroslavl's spirit into sweeping, atmosphere-laden compositions. Since 2024, their recordings balance raw aggression with passages of fragile, melancholic beauty.
Since 2006, this Swedish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Stockholm. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Zagreb-based power metal act active since 2021, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
Progressive metal outfit from Stockholm, formed in 2014. Their work incorporates odd time signatures, extended instrumental passages, and dynamic contrasts that elevate their sound beyond standard metal fare.
Progressive metal band from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, active since 2019. They craft intricate compositions from Bulgaria's second-largest city.
Spanish death metal band from Madrid, formed in 2014. They play crushing death metal from the Spanish capital.
Spanish thrash/death metal band from Carballo in Galicia, formed in 2013. They deliver broken-flow thrash-death from the Atlantic coast of A Coruña province.
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