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Say The Phrase (2022)
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Hands Off She’s Mine (Live) (2021)
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Featured Ambient Black Album
In The Name of Reason (2017)
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Power and progressive metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend the soaring melodies of power metal with progressive complexity and intricate arrangements.
Sludge, stoner metal, and grunge band from Brussels, Belgium, active since 2009. They fuse the low-end heaviness of sludge with stoner grooves and the raw emotional intensity of grunge from the Belgian capital.
Industrial death-metalcore act from Poland, formed in 2023. Chrome Black Future merges cold electronic textures with extreme metal aggression in a futuristic package.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2015. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash from the Rhineland.
Heavy metal band from Oslo, active since 2006. Chrome Division is the hard rock and heavy metal side project of Dimmu Borgir's Shagrath, delivering biker-themed, riff-driven metal.
Roseville, California's Chrome Ghost blends doom, sludge, and post-metal into a slow-burning, psychedelic heavy sound. Their music favors long-form compositions that build tension through layers of distortion and atmospheric dynamics.
Richmond, Virginia's Chrome Huffer collides black metal, death metal, and thrash into a filthy, genre-blurring assault with a distinctly underground character. Their sound carries the grit and attitude of Richmond's historically strong DIY metal scene.
Progressive metal band from Aabenraa in southern Jutland, Denmark, formed in 2015. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions from the Danish borderlands.
Industrial metal act from Amsterdam, formed in 2017. Chrome Sky merges cold electronic textures with metallic aggression from the Dutch capital.
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