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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2017. They forge classic heavy metal from the industrial heart of the Basque region.
Chacina is a thrash metal and crossover band from Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, originally founded in 1990 and reformed around 2004. The band released the "Gaza" EP in 2015 and appeared on Brazilian underground compilations including "Rock n' Roll Delo Tercero Mundo Vol. 1" (1995) and "Stars on the Rock" (2001).
Melodic black-death metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2015. They weave melodic elements through blackened death metal from the Bavarian capital.
Chaerea is a metalcore band from Providence, Rhode Island, crafting heavy, riff-driven material that sits within the heavier end of the metalcore spectrum. Their name references the Roman soldier Cassius Chaerea, suggesting a confrontational, historically aware approach.
Black metal band from Agrinio in western Greece, formed in 2019. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Aetolia-Acarnania region.
Black metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from the Aragonese capital.
Black metal project from Novosibirsk, formed in 2020. Chaigidiel channels dark, occult black metal from the Siberian capital.
Chain Driven is a Southern metal band from McLeansboro, Illinois, fusing the heavy groove of Southern rock and metal with working-class grit and bluesy riffing. Their approach echoes the swampy, slow-burning heaviness associated with the American South.
Progressive thrash act from Fredrikstad, southeastern Norway, formed in 2020. Chain Home delivers technically ambitious thrash from the Østfold region.
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