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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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Power and heavy metal band from Saint-Lo in Normandy, France, active since 2012. They deliver melodic, anthemic metal from the Norman bocage.
Richmond, Virginia stoner doom act built on hazy, heavy riffs and a ritualistic sense of groove. Their material draws on the Southern rock warmth that has long defined the Virginia heavy underground.
Abilene doom band carving slow, desolate heaviness from the flat, sun-scorched landscape of West Texas. Their riffs move like heat shimmer — languid, distorted, and quietly menacing.
Heavy metal band from Sheffield, England, formed in 2016. They deliver hard-hitting heavy metal from the Steel City.
Chicago progressive metal project weaving dense, technical arrangements with dynamic shifts and melodic ambition. Their sound draws on prog rock's structural imagination while staying rooted in heavy guitar work.
Thrash metal band from the Rychvald/Ostrava area of Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They bring fast, punishing thrash energy from the industrial Silesian heartland.
Progressive metal project from the city of Roman in northeastern Romania, launched in 2024 and bringing ambitious compositions from Moldavia's historical heartland. Their intricate approach pushes beyond conventional metal structures.
Groove-thrash act from Amsterdam, formed in 2017. Cozzy delivers heavy, riff-driven aggression from the Dutch capital.
Coágulo is an ambient black metal project from Rafaela, Argentina, active since 2018. The project blends atmospheric texture with black metal darkness, as heard on releases including the 2018 debut Coagulation Times and the 2025 album Angst.
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