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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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Grindcore act from Neuchatel, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They deliver short, intense bursts of sonic extremity built on blast beats, frenzied riffs, and abrasive noise.
Power-thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2024. They blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal's aggressive speed from the Rhineland.
Crossover thrash band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2012. They combine the reckless velocity of thrash metal with hardcore punk attitude in a high-energy, riff-driven attack.
Doom and stoner metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. They deliver crushing, psychedelic doom-stoner from the Finnish capital.
Groove metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2011. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the Finnish capital.
Black metal band from Hasselt, Belgium, active since 2013, blending atmospheric and post-black metal elements. Their debut album 'In Solitary Minds' spans nearly 49 minutes of introspective, layered black metal.
Crossover thrash act from the Sabugal and Castelo Branco area in central Portugal's interior, formed in 2019. Crab Monsters delivers punk-fueled thrash from the rural Beira Baixa region.
Alhambra heavy metal outfit drawing on classic metal's melodic directness and hard rock energy. Their material favors strong riffs and a no-frills approach to songwriting over genre experimentation.
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin outfit pushing thrash through progressive and avant-garde filters, arriving somewhere legitimately strange. Their compositions sprawl in unexpected directions while retaining real aggression.
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