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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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Heavy and thrash metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, active since 2010. Their sound merges the classic power of heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash, delivering a hard-hitting crossover.
Oakland, MS doom and stoner act Clawhammer pile on the fuzz and drag tempos down to a slow, hypnotic crawl. Their sound is thick with distortion and heavy atmosphere, rooted firmly in the traditions of southern-tinged doom.
Mesa, AZ death metal act Clawhammer Abortion favor blunt, unvarnished brutality with no frills and no apologies. Their approach is direct and merciless, designed to bludgeon rather than impress.
Texas black/death outfit Clawhammer Coven deliver occult-tinged extreme metal rooted in the state's long tradition of underground ferocity. Their material is raw and ritualistic, steeped in darkness and disdain for polish.
Clawn is a brutal death metal band from Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. The band released two albums — "Deathless Beauty of the Silence" and "The Great Excuse to Domination," the latter recorded at SA Studio in Botucatu and widely praised as one of the finest Brazilian brutal death metal releases. The band received coverage from Whiplash.net, which called the album among the best of its genre produced in Brazil.
Death metal band from Joensuu, Finland, active since 2009. They deliver crushing death metal from the eastern Finnish frontier.
Groove metal band from Dublin, formed in 2022. Clay Pigeon deals in heavy, rhythmically-driven grooves rooted in the Dublin metal underground.
Death metal band from Aanekoski, Finland, formed in 2018. They channel death metal aggression from the central Finnish countryside.
Melodic death-power metal and metalcore band from Mering near Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with power metal energy and metalcore intensity.
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