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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Los Angeles sleaze rockers Buckcherry brought the Sunset Strip spirit into the new millennium when they formed in 1995, channeling AC/DC and Aerosmith through frontman Josh Todd's raspy, street-level swagger. Their 2006 comeback album '15' spawned the massive hit 'Crazy Bitch' and returned them to the hard rock spotlight after an early-2000s breakup. The band remains unapologetically committed to loud, lewd, guitar-driven rock and roll.
German death metal band from Twistringen in Lower Saxony, formed in 2013. They serve up grotesque death metal from the North German countryside.
Punishing brutal death metal from Milan, formed in 2015. Guttural vocals scrape the basement of human register while churning riffs and gravity-blast percussion pummel with mechanical precision.
Iași-based folk metal act active since 2006, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Budasses is a stoner/doom metal project from Villa Lo Errazuriz, Maipú, formed from the ashes of the band Sahumerio. The group released their self-titled demo in 2012 through Proyecto Sepulcro, and later appeared on a 2021 split with Saturno titled "Kura Kütral Ko," tagging their sound as acid weed metal and doom stoner.
Legendary Welsh heavy metal pioneers from Cardiff, active since 1967, whose innovative blend of hard rock and progressive elements made them one of the most influential yet underrated bands in heavy metal history. Their riff-heavy approach directly inspired acts from Metallica to Iron Maiden.
Sludge metal outfit from Brighton, formed in 2016. Their music moves with the grinding inevitability of industrial machinery, all corroded tones and barely controlled fury.
Baone (Padua)-based progressive/post-metal act active since 2011, building dynamic compositions that traverse atmospherics and crushing heaviness through extended, narrative-driven structures. Their patient songwriting rewards the listener with cathartic builds.
Buena Muerte is a death metal band from Florencio Varela in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area of Argentina, featuring guitarist and vocalist Favio Leguizamon alongside bassist Jose Manuel Araujo and drummer Hector Benito Paz. The band released the Dios Es Sádico EP in 2018 and the full-length album Catalepsia in 2024, building a steady presence in Argentina's underground death metal scene over two decades.
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