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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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An American black metal and dark ambient project whose name invokes a figure from Gnostic theology, pairing esoteric imagery with the bleak atmospheric territory shared by both genres.
Thrash metal outfit from Riga, formed in 2012. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Bardasagat is a Patagonian stoner metal band from Neuquén, Argentina, active since 2018 and comprising Mauro and Ariel on guitar and vocals, Franco on bass, and Matías on drums. The band has released the "Samsara/Atreyu" record and captured their live energy on "En vivo '23" (2023), self-describing their sound as "stoner patagónico."
Heavy metal project from Swindon, active since 2018. They channel traditional heavy metal and speed metal energy through blade-and-steel imagery and hard-charging riffs.
Occupying the shadowed intersection of black metal and doom from Szentendre, active since 1999 crafts compositions that alternate between frozen blast sections and monolithic, slow-motion heaviness.
Bardoma is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band built around guitarist Eduardo Tobio and vocalist Sabrina Gorosito, with Facundo Alvarado on drums and Matías Lopresti on bass. The band released a self-titled debut in 2024 and followed it with the more metal-focused "En La Zona Letal" in 2026, presenting the new album live at Club V in March of that year.
Black metal project from Hungary, emerging in 2020. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Hungarian origins.
Enschede-based folk metal act active since 2019, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Stargard-based death/thrash metal act active since 2017, 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.
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