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Say The Phrase (2022)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Melodic death metal act from L'Aquila in Abruzzo, active since 2013. Congiura — Italian for 'conspiracy' — delivers melodic extremity from central Italy's mountain city.
New York City progressive death metal band fusing technical ambition with the brutal pulse of extreme metal. Their compositions reflect the intellectual diversity and intensity of the New York underground.
Progressive stoner metal band from Germany, formed in 2023. They merge progressive complexity with the heavy, groove-laden sound of stoner metal.
Blackened death metal act from Abrantes in central Portugal, active since 2005. Congruity has spent two decades crafting extreme metal from the Tagus valley.
Portland, Maine doom/sludge duo known for mammoth low-tuned riffs and crushing, suffocating heaviness rooted in the cold Maine wilderness. Their music evokes the weight and desolation of the New England landscape.
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Death metal and deathcore act from Nyon, Switzerland, formed in 2009. They channel punishing breakdowns and guttural extremity from the shores of Lake Geneva.
Thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Finnish capital.
Conjura is a black metal band from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, formed in 2017 by members also associated with the band Abruptus. After an early rehearsal recording, the project was revived and the band released their debut full-length Perpetua Tenebris in 2021, followed by a split and two EPs in 2022 and 2023. They operate under the Deconsecrate Prods label and channel themes of hate and blasphemy.
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