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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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Michigan death/grind unit from White Lake, active briefly around 2022 before splitting up, channeling scatological grindcore aggression into short, brutal bursts.
Ohio heavy metal band whose lone demo surfaced in 1989 before the group quietly dissolved, leaving behind a cassette-only snapshot of late-80s underground metal.
Elgin, Illinois thrash/groove metal band exploring themes of humanity and society through a heavy, metaphor-driven lens.
Charlotte, North Carolina melodic death/groove metal band, blending the hook-driven aggression of melodic death metal with the stomping weight of groove.
Power and speed metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2012. They deliver high-energy, melodic metal built on fast riffs, soaring vocals, and the classic speed metal tradition.
Black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel dark, atmospheric black metal from the Catalan capital.
One-person symphonic post-black metal project from Bangor, Maine, active since 2018, layering orchestral ambition over atmospheric black metal foundations.
Extreme metal solo project originally from Northern Scotland, now based in Zurich, Switzerland. The 2024 album Nothing Should Exist explores existential themes through odd death metal and death-doom, incorporating poetry by Wilfred Owen alongside original lyrics.
Caliban formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again, taking their current name from Shakespeare's The Tempest and relocating to Essen. One of Germany's longest-running metalcore acts, the band released their debut A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven in 1999 and have since issued thirteen studio albums, including Ghost Empire (2014) which entered the German charts at number seven. Their 2025 album Back from Hell marks over a quarter-century of continuous activity.
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