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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Speed metal band from Menen, Belgium, active since 2013. They ride the wave of high-velocity riffing and breakneck tempos from West Flanders.
Scotland-based stoner metal outfit active since 2015, channeling thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and a laid-back, groove-driven approach to heaviness. Their sound worships at the altar of the almighty riff, drawing from the deep wells of 1970s proto-metal and desert rock.
Split-based speed metal outfit active since 2023, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Fort Worth doom quartet blending classic doom, desert rock, and NWOBHM influences. Three Texans and one Englishman delivering heavy, fuzz-drenched riffs.
Avant-garde industrial/post-black metal trio from Nancy, active since 2016, blending black metal with jazz, acid-jazz, and breakcore electronics. Their album Religare fuses Asian cultural influences with sounds inspired by Igorrr, Miles Davis, and Deafheaven, featuring organic and electronic instrumentation in equal measure.
BVDLVD (pronounced 'Badlad') is a UK solo artist who emerged from the British trap metal scene, self-producing and self-directing all of his material. Signing to MOVES Recordings in 2019, he released Lunatic (2020), a record blending industrial metal, drill, grime, drum and bass, and punk into a distinctly abrasive hybrid. His 2026 album PRESENCE continues his trajectory as one of the more uncompromising figures in the genre.
Bvrial ov Cristvs is a black metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2020. The band's music draws on themes of Quimbanda, occultism, and nature, situating their sound within the tradition of Brazilian underground black metal. The project was later renamed Duldra in 2023, continuing under a new identity.
Bwitch is a psychedelic doom project from Rafaela, Argentina, conceived and executed entirely by Francisco Calvinho. Their 2021 debut release Rituals pairs slow, fuzz-heavy riffing with atmospheric psychedelic vocals, drawing comparisons to the occult rock and doom underground. The project blends classic doom heaviness with an otherworldly, hazy texture that sets it apart from the harder-edged metal acts in the region.
Brighton-based southern metal act active since 2009, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a British perspective.
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