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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Khmelnytskyi-based groove metal act active since 2018, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
Athens-based metalcore act active since 2015, merging hardcore punk's confrontational energy with heavy metal's technical ambition. Their compositions trade between aggressive breakdowns and melodic passages with the dynamic range that defines the genre.
Saint Petersburg-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2023, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Since 2024, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Wrocław. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
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Spanish metalcore and melodic death metal band from Guernica in the Basque Country, formed in 2013. They channel misery-laden metalcore with melodeath influences from the historically significant Basque town.
Östersund-based death/thrash metal act active since 2023, fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's riff-driven velocity and rhythmic precision. Their high-energy approach delivers the heaviness of death metal married to thrash's urgent momentum.
Finnish heavy metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2016. They play energetic heavy metal with hard rock swagger from the Finnish capital.
Glasgow-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2018, 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.
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