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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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German black metal band from Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2018. They channel cold, northern black metal from Germany's most northerly state.
Budapest-based melodic death metal act active since 2013, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Begotten Terror is a death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2024. An independent act operating in São Paulo's active extreme metal underground, the band channels Satanic themes through their death metal approach, carrying on the city's long tradition of brutal underground death metal.
Nybro-based black metal act active since 2020, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Swedish lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Filth-encrusted raw black metal from Gävle, forged in 2015. Intentionally abrasive production values serve as a weapon, wrapping venomous riffs and shrieked vocals in a blanket of corrosive static.
Melodic death metal outfit from Lund, formed in 2018. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Cesena/Forlì, active since 2021. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Atmospheric black metal project from Prague, formed in 2021. Their releases including Blitzkrieg and Curse of Mind channel dark, immersive black metal with an atmospheric edge.
German death metal band from Berlin, formed in 2014. They deliver crushing death metal from the capital's thriving underground extreme metal community.
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