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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Gothic metal band from London, formed in 2014. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into heavy metal from the English capital.
Argentine thrash metal outfit Calavera formed in Buenos Aires in 2013, delivering high-velocity riffing and aggressive vocals inspired by the classic Bay Area and South American thrash traditions. Their sound carries the intensity of Sepultura and Slayer filtered through a distinctly Latin American fury. The band has become a fixture in the South American metal underground, earning a reputation for punishing live performances.
Atmospheric black metal project from Halle (Saale), Germany, formed in 2024. They craft dense, layered black metal atmospheres inspired by nature and introspection.
Los Angeles death metal project active around 2015, brief and unsigned, leaving no recorded output before splitting up.
Black-death metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2021. They channel darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Alsatian capital.
Death-grind act from Stockholm, formed in 2023. Calcinado delivers scorching, blast-driven extremity from the Swedish capital.
Death metal band from Bulle in the Fribourg canton of Switzerland, formed in 2008. Their self-described chaotic and irreverent sound oscillates between dementia and savagery across releases like Discipline and Tormenting Attractions.
San Antonio black/death metal band formed in 2025, a newly emerged Texas act fusing the corrosive rawness of black metal with death metal ferocity.
Brutal death metal band active since 2012, named after a Defeated Sanity track, dealing in gore-soaked extremity and relentless violence.
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