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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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German progressive death metal band from the Schwerte-Hagen-Schwelm area, formed in 2012. They layer technical complexity and progressive structures onto a death metal foundation.
German black metal band from Cologne, formed in 2013. They deliver dark, ferocious black metal from the Rhineland underground.
French band from Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque Country, active since 1990. Their three-decade evolution from punk/hard rock to crossover/thrash metal reflects a deepening commitment to heaviness.
Spanish gothic/doom metal band from Burgos, formed in 2014. They craft dark, melancholic gothic doom metal from the medieval Castilian city.
Spanish stoner/doom metal band from El Bierzo in León province, formed in 2025. They channel devilish stoner-doom from the mountainous mining region of northwestern Spain.
Kielce-based stoner/doom duo conjuring instrumental haze since 2008, building monolithic riff structures that burrow deep into the skull. Their hypnotic, weed-soaked jams and prolific output have made them a cult favorite in the European stoner doom underground.
Finnish melodic blackened death metal band formed in 2020. They blend blackened death metal with melodic elements, originally conceived as a comic webcomic project before becoming a full recording act.
French raw black metal band from Yutz in Lorraine, formed in 2015. They deliver raw, unfiltered black metal from the northeastern French border region.
Belzek is a thrash metal band from Olmué, Chile, whose debut album The Process was recorded and mixed at Nube Negra Records in Limache and released on December 31, 2024. The eight-track record features the five-piece lineup of Marcelo Villalón Vergara (vocals), Marcelo González Galarce and Álvaro Soto Chávez (guitars), Ivan Pinto Castro (bass), and Alan Reyes Iribarra (drums), delivering aggressive thrash with songs tackling conflict, social distrust, and inner struggle.
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