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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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The Jester Race (Black Ash-Inheritance Version) (2022)
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Atmospheric black metal act from Postojna, the karst cave city of Slovenia, active since 2007. Coldhand channels the subterranean darkness of the Karst region into expansive, atmospheric black metal.
Depressive black metal project from Ukraine, formed in 2024. ColdHøst channels bleak, atmospheric black metal.
Heavy metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Aragonese capital.
Out of Chesterton, Indiana — a small Lake Michigan dune town wedged between Chicago and nowhere — Coldness channels depressive black metal's isolation and misery with the conviction of a project that clearly means every note.
Coldness is a heavy metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, formed in 2012 and operating as an independent act. The band explores themes of human feelings, life, and personal reflection in their music, and had a track featured on the Terrorizer Magazine South America sampler "Fear Candy" in 2017.
Progressive death metal band from Paris, France, active since 2007. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from the French capital.
Coldrain are a Nagoya band who became one of Japan's most visible exports in the space between metalcore, post-hardcore, and alternative metal. Formed in 2007, the group built its identity around Masato Hayakawa's bilingual vocal force, combining melodic choruses with screams, breakdowns, and a polished but aggressive guitar attack. Early releases such as Final Destination and The Enemy Inside established their loud rock credentials at home, while The Revelation, Vena, Fateless, The Side Effects, and Nonnegative helped expand their international reach through festival appearances, overseas touring, and label support outside Japan. Coldrain fit metal scope through metalcore riffing, harsh vocals, breakdown structures, and their role in the broader Japanese heavy music scene. Their sound is accessible without being soft, often placing huge hooks directly beside jagged rhythms and pit-ready drops. What gives the band staying power is discipline: the songs are tightly arranged, the production is modern, and the live reputation is built on precision rather than chaos. Coldrain represent a version of contemporary metalcore that is global, melodic, and engineered for impact.
Prolific melodic black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2021. With a rapid output spanning releases like Wanderer of the Agony, Deadly Delusions, and Vagabond Legends, Coldrope channels melancholic aggression through raw, atmospheric black metal.
Black metal band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2021. They channel cold, wintry black metal from the eastern Finnish lakeland.
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