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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death-doom act from Bodegraven, South Holland, active since 2013. Condolence merges mournful doom with crushing death metal from the Dutch lowlands.
Kolbotn thrash/black metal outfit and proud member of the Kolbotn Thrashers Union alongside Darkthrone and Nekromantheon, delivering lethal fury across albums like 'Unstoppable Power.' Their blackened take on Slayer and Dark Angel-style thrash has set a standard for the style within Norway's tight-knit extreme metal community.
Melodic death metal outfit drawing on European melodeath tradition with a polished, hook-driven attack. Layered guitar harmonies and dynamic songwriting anchor their aggressive sound.
Sacramento melodic deathcore band known for technically demanding guitar work and a sound that straddles the line between melodic death metal and the heavier end of deathcore. They built a devoted following in the mid-2000s West Coast extreme metal underground.
Birmingham, Alabama thrash metal band fueling the Deep South underground with driving riffs and aggressive delivery. Their sound carries the energy of classic thrash with a distinctly Southern edge.
Death metal band from Emmerich on the Dutch border, Germany, formed in 2016. They deliver death metal aggression from the Lower Rhine region.
Experimental black metal project from Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2019. They push black metal boundaries through unconventional structures and avant-garde sonic exploration.
Bergen-based thrash metal act formed in 2019, contributing to the city's deep well of heavy music talent. Their riff-driven attack channels classic thrash aggression with a modern intensity.
Death-thrash metal band from Bülach, Switzerland, active since 2014. They deliver a fierce blend of death metal brutality and thrash metal precision from the Zurich metropolitan area.
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