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Saint Petersburg-based folk-infused black metal act active since 2009, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic passages into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions draw from Saint Petersburg's cultural traditions, bridging ancient folklore with modern aggression.
BASTARÐUR is a death metal and crust punk band from Iceland, formed in 2018 by Sólstafir guitarist and vocalist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason alongside Birgir Jónsson. The project channels the raw energy of Entombed-style Swedish death metal filtered through crust punk and Motörhead-influenced heaviness, with lyrics more antagonistic than Tryggvason's primary work. Their debut album Satan's Loss of Son was released in October 2021 on Season of Mist, featuring guest vocal contributions from Marc Grewe and Alan Averill of Primordial.
Heavy metal outfit from Bologna, formed in 2018. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Heavy metal outfit from Portopalo di Capo Passero (Syracuse), formed in 2021. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Bastiel is a black/death metal trio from Ceará, founded by Thanatuz and Siffus as a garage project rooted in first-wave black metal before evolving into rawer, more extreme territory. Their EP Descendant of Moloch draws from Beherit, Archgoat, Blasphemy, and Brazilian touchstones Sarcófago and Mystifier, channeling occultism and existential esotericism through deliberately primitive, anti-melodic aggression.
Czech heavy metal band from Pečky, formed in 2018. They deliver traditional heavy metal with a modern edge rooted in the Czech underground scene.
Finnish death metal and grindcore band from Helsinki, formed in 2012. They deliver punishing death-grind from the Finnish capital.
Forged in 2004 from Chernivtsi, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.
Basttardz are a crossover thrash/hardcore band from São Luís, Maranhão, formed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking cues from Ratos de Porão, Municipal Waste, and D.R.I., the band sings entirely in Portuguese and channels working-class Brazilian rage on their debut album Brasil com Z, which tackles labor exploitation and social inequality in eight tracks recorded in a garage spirit.
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