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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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Doom metal outfit from Jesenice/Bled, formed in 2003. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
German death metal band from Coburg in Upper Franconia, formed in 2017. They deliver brute-force death metal from the fortress town on the Bavarian-Thuringian border.
Since 2003, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Sweden. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Death/thrash outfit from Manchester, formed in 2019. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Since 2015, this Portuguese thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Lisbon. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Bruthus is a crossover thrash/heavy metal band formed around 2017–2018 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Influenced by 1980s and 90s metal and rock, the band sings in Portuguese and has released the EP "O Sacode" (2018) and the full-length "Comigo Não" (2019), sharing stages with acts such as Noturnall and Edu Falaschi.
Bruto is a thrash metal band from Gama, a satellite city of Brasília, Brazil, with roots going back to the mid-2000s. The band performs in Portuguese and blends thrash metal aggression with rock and roll energy, releasing the album "Mundo Destruído" and becoming the first metal band to win the Gama Popular Music Festival (FMPG).
Brutta is a blackened death metal band formed in 2022, featuring São Paulo-based drummer Gledson Gonçalves alongside guitarist/vocalist Adriano Ribeiro (Athemon) and bassist Tom MacLean (ex-Haken). The band released their self-titled debut album in June 2022, a high-speed eight-track assault exploring themes of emptiness, hatred, and religion, followed by the album "Horror" in 2025.
Breda-based brutal death metal outfit active since 2015, delivering relentless blastbeat-driven punishment and guttural vocal extremity. Their compositions trade in the genre's heaviest currency: slamming breakdowns, inhuman vocals, and wall-to-wall brutality.
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