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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Athens-based black metal act active since 2008, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Greek lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Banni Conflict is a grindcore band from São Paulo that has been grinding since the mid-2000s with a discography spanning demos, splits, and EPs. Their 2015 EP "Cidadão Comun" is among their more notable releases, and the band appeared on international grindcore compilations including a 2014 tribute to Belgian grind legends Agathocles. The current lineup of Jander (vocals), Paulo PH (guitar), Fábio (bass), and Will (drums) continues to carry the São Paulo grind tradition.
Spanish heavy metal band from La Guancha on the island of Tenerife, formed in 2017. They deliver traditional heavy metal from the volcanic slopes of the Canary Islands.
A Kansas City heavy metal institution active since 1985, Banshee built their reputation through appearances on Metal Blade's influential Metal Massacre compilation series and have persisted through decades of lineup changes.
A black metal act from Las Cruces, New Mexico active in the 2000s, drawing on themes of nature, mythology, and dreams before disbanding.
French folk metal band from Angers in the Loire Valley, formed in 2018. Named after the Irish fairy woman of death, they weave Celtic folk elements into a metal framework.
A Christian-themed heavy metal band from Beckley, West Virginia that formed in 2021 and operated independently before splitting up.
Warsaw-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2017, laying down thick, fuzz-caked riffs that move at a lumbering, hypnotic pace. Their sound occupies the hazy intersection where stoner metal's psychedelic warmth meets sludge's abrasive hostility.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Los Santos de Maimona in Extremadura, active since 2009. They bring anthemic heavy and power metal from one of Spain's least-populated regions.
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