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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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Black-death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2021. They channel dark, ritualistic extremity through blackened death metal.
Los Angeles black metal act conjuring darkness from the sprawling Southern California underground. Their sound channels the cold, atmospheric tradition of black metal against the backdrop of the city's extreme metal scene.
One-man black and war metal project from Liege, Belgium, founded in 1997 by Warlock Ov The Split Hooves, who later created Vociferian. Their album 'Erosplattered,' recorded in the late 1990s, delivers self-described 'Speed Holocaust Metal' across nine tracks of relentless blasphemy.
Heavy and speed metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2009. They deliver high-energy metal built on fast riffs and classic heavy metal power from the Catalan capital.
Death metal band from Polva, Estonia, active since 2011. They deliver crushing death metal from the rural southeast of the Baltic nation.
Death-thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2015. They merge death metal aggression with thrash speed from the Finnish capital.
Melodic death metal band from Zurich, Switzerland, active since 2010. They fuse melodic guitar harmonies and structured songwriting with the intensity and power of death metal.
Milwaukee thrash outfit Conniption deal in hard-hitting, riff-driven aggression rooted in the Midwest underground, building a following through relentless local gigging and punishing live sets.
Brutal death metal and deathcore act from Zurich, Switzerland, emerging in 2024. They deliver a fresh wave of slamming brutality and guttural extremity from the Swiss underground.
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