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Agamemnon (2025)
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Unholy Savior (2015)
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Norwegian black metal project active since 2011, channeling raw aggression and darkness through an uncompromising sonic vision. Their output carries the primal ferocity associated with Scandinavia's extreme metal lineage.
Conceived by Thunder from Tucson, Arizona take cues from classic heavy metal and speed metal traditions, delivering high-energy riff workouts with a reverence for the genre's analog-era roots.
Sacramento, California's Conceived in Chaos sharpen their sound on the whetstone of Bay Area thrash, cranking out riff-heavy assaults with the velocity and edge of the genre's golden era.
Progressive black-death metal band from London, active since 2010. They blend progressive complexity with extreme metal darkness from the English capital.
Progressive metal band from the Wetterau district of Hesse, Germany, active since 2011. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions with technical sophistication.
Progressive symphonic metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2015. They blend progressive complexity with symphonic grandeur from Scotland's largest city.
Pioneering Norwegian progressive power metal act from Raufoss, originally active 1989-1997 before reuniting in 2018, known for guitarist Tore Ostby's flamenco-inflected playing and vocalist Roy Khan's operatic delivery. Their 2020 comeback album 'State of Deception' proved the creative fire still burned after two decades away from the studio.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's Conception of Being fuse death metal's abrasive attack with thrash's propulsive riff-writing, crafting music that is as precise as it is punishing.
Thrash metal band from Oberhausen, Germany, formed in 2016. They deliver aggressive, riff-heavy thrash from the industrial heart of the Ruhr.
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