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Say The Phrase (2022)
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Hands Off She’s Mine (Live) (2021)
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In The Name of Reason (2017)
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Melodic death metal act from Budapest, formed in 2022. Chronolit delivers hook-driven extreme metal with strong melodic sensibilities.
Heavy and power metal band from Szolnok, Hungary, formed in 2023. Chronology channels classic European power metal traditions with anthemic energy.
Power metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2014. They deliver melodic, anthemic power metal from Greece's second-largest city.
Nashville black/death metal act Chronometris fuses the atmospheric frost of black metal with death metal's rhythmic brutality into a cohesive extreme sound. Their presence in Nashville highlights the city's quietly growing underground metal community.
Chronon is an instrumental progressive metal duo from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed around 2020 by guitarists David Lago and Christhopher Weinfurter. The project released its debut album "Music Field Theory" in November 2020, a digital release showcasing heavy riffs, intricate melodies, and shifting time signatures. Chronon operates as an independent act with no vocals, focusing entirely on instrumental composition.
Death metal act from the Ängelholm and Malmö area in Skåne, formed in 2018. Chronophobia — fear of time — delivers death metal from southern Sweden.
Heavy metal band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2007. They deliver steadfast, riff-driven heavy metal from the Ruhr Valley with nearly two decades of experience.
Death metal project launched in 2024, channeling warlike aggression through punishing sonic assaults. Their combative name matches a sound built on relentless extremity.
Thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2012. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Greek capital.
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