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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
Black Ninja (2013)
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Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Bonus Commentary / Disc Two) (2015)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Atlanta's Chariots Overdrive plays heavy metal with a hard-driving swagger that reflects the Southern rock influence running through Georgia's metal underground. Their riff-forward songs carry a road-worn, anthemic energy.
Power and progressive metal band from Bietigheim, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend the soaring melodies of power metal with the intricate arrangements of progressive metal.
Post-metal-sludge act from Glazov in the Udmurt Republic, formed in 2025. Charity Unit delivers atmospheric heaviness from the remote Ural region.
Grindcore and hardcore band from the Kempische Heuvelrug region of Belgium, formed in 2022, self-described as 'gorepunk.' Their releases 'Gourmet Meats & Anal Treats' and 'Pate d'Amour' deliver gleefully grotesque grindcore with punk attitude.
Doom and sludge metal trio from Neuchatel, Switzerland, formed in 2014 as a duet by Thierry and Arnaud. Their releases like Kind Of Savagery embody a stripped-down approach centered on crushing heaviness.
Named after the Lovecraft protagonist, Mobile's Charles Dexter Ward channels cosmic dread into slow-grinding stoner metal drenched in psychedelic murk. Their Southern-fried heaviness is tempered by a reverence for occult atmosphere.
Denver black metal act Charles Martel takes its name from the Frankish military leader, matching its historical themes with harsh, martial compositions. The project operates at the rawer end of the American black metal underground.
Charles Soulz Project is a progressive rock/metal project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2020 by keyboardist and songwriter Charles Soulz. The project draws influence from artists such as Neal Morse, Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, Haken, and Steven Wilson, with lyrics exploring themes of human consciousness and social criticism. Releases include the concept album "Split Mind" (2021) and "Trilogy of Mankind" (2023).
Charlotte Wessels is a Dutch singer-songwriter who spent over fifteen years as the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Delain before departing in 2021 to pursue a solo career. Her initial solo output, the Tales from Six Feet Under volumes, was recorded at home and distributed via Patreon, before she signed to Napalm Records and released the full-length The Obsession (2024), which featured collaborations with Simone Simons and Alissa White-Gluz. She has since toured extensively with Epica and Amaranthe on arena-sized European runs.
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