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Buaiteoir is a folk metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, active since around 2013. The band is distinctive for building their sound around Celtic folk instruments including the tin whistle, bodhrán, and hurdy-gurdy, releasing the EP "Tionscnamh" in 2014 and the single "Caoineadh" in 2017.
Bromley-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2021, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Emerging in 2017 from Southampton, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
Bubonic Cult is a Brazilian raw black metal project formed in 2016, playing lo-fi, orthodox black metal with a harsh, unpolished aesthetic. Their debut release "Negative Aura of Satanic Energy" (2016) is a four-track demonstration of stripped-down, cult black metal with themes of negative spiritual energy.
Buccal Defecation is a brutal death metal band from Quilmes in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, active in the local extreme underground since at least 2002. The band released a Demo in 2002, the Vaginal Rotten EP in 2011, and the full-length Testament of Brutality in 2014 through Grinder Cirujano Records, and also appeared on the split 3 Ways of Perversity alongside fellow Argentine acts Annihilate and Butcher.
Sludge metal band from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, active since 2015. They deliver the low-end heaviness and abrasive textures that define the sludge metal sound.
German pagan metal band from Fulda, formed in 2014. Named after the historical Fulda region, they draw on Germanic pagan themes and heavy metal instrumentation.
Bucharest-based folk metal act active since 2008, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Oslo-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2016, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
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