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For All To Blame (2022)
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Ripping / Pulling / Tearing (2019)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Progressive death metal act from Teramo in Abruzzo, active since 2014. Cosmychaos blends cosmic themes with technical death metal and progressive structures.
Melodic death metal band from Carnota in A Coruna province, Spain, formed in 2015. They craft melodic yet intense death metal from the rural Galician coast.
Maine's Costectomy deal in the fast and ugly intersection of death metal and grindcore, delivering short blasts of surgical brutality. They keep things raw and direct, no frills, just grinding intensity.
Grindcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver abrasive, chaotic grinding fury from the Spanish capital.
Heavy metal band from Alcala de Henares near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic Complutense city.
Black metal project from Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia near Finland, formed in 2023. Cotard Delusion — named after the psychological condition of believing oneself dead — channels dark themes from northwestern Russia.
Italian thrash metal unit forged in 2016, named after the rare neurological delusion where patients believe they are dead. Their caustic riffing and aggressive attack reflect the psychological horror embedded in their namesake condition.
Indianapolis groove/progressive metal band Cotopaxi pair heavy, rhythmically locked riffs with the technical ambition of progressive metal. Their songs build tension through dynamic shifts before landing in deeply satisfying pocket grooves.
Symphonic power metal act from Ivanovo, formed in 2019. Cotos delivers orchestral, anthem-driven power metal from central Russia.
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