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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Sacramento's Clandestine Revelation fuse black and death metal into a hostile, atmospheric onslaught rooted in California's underground extreme scene. Cold tremolo riffing meets blasting percussion in compositions that favor atmosphere as much as brutality.
Progressive death metal act from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula, active since 2016. Clangforge delivers technically ambitious metal from one of the most geographically isolated cities in the world.
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Black, death, and gothic metal band from Tagewerben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2014. They weave together the darkness of black and death metal with gothic atmospheres.
Malmö gothic/doom metal act formed in 2022, merging dark romance with crushing heaviness from Sweden's southernmost major city. Their sound explores the emotional territory where gothic atmospherics meet doom's ponderous weight.
Malmö speed/thrash metal outfit formed in 2016, delivering breakneck velocity and aggressive riffing from southern Sweden. Their high-octane approach channels the raw energy of classic speed and thrash metal.
Doom-sludge act from Moscow, active since 2010. Clarence Boddicker — named after the RoboCop villain — delivers crushing, law-breaking heaviness from the Russian capital.
Indiana's Clarence Oddbody brings a beefy groove metal sensibility to the rural Midwest, stacking heavy riffs on punishing mid-tempo rhythms. Named for the angel in It's a Wonderful Life, the band's approach is anything but angelic.
Atmospheric black metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2020. They craft vast, immersive atmospheres within a black metal framework from the Norman capital.
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