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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Unholy Savior (2015)
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Chicago black and thrash metal band fusing the icy venom of black metal with thrash's speed and sharpness. Creepshow brings a dark, aggressive edge to the already ferocious Chicago metal underground.
Grasonville, Maryland thrash metal band channeling classic East Coast aggression and speed in a straightforward, hard-hitting format. Creepshow MD keeps the spirit of traditional thrash alive on the Chesapeake.
Avant-garde and progressive metal act from Cluj Napoca formed in 2022, crafting experimental compositions that challenge conventional genre expectations. Their boundary-pushing approach channels the creative energy of Romania's most vibrant university city.
Crehate is an independent thrash metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, listed on the Metal Archives and active under the name Born CreHate. The band plays thrash metal with lyrical themes centered on war, politics, and social issues.
Progressive melodic death metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. They merge progressive complexity with melodic death metal harmonies.
Progressive death metal band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2015. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from Merseyside.
Cremasma is a black metal band from Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil, originally active from 2012 to 2014 before reforming in 2023. The band plays raw black metal with anti-Christian and misanthropic themes, and released a demo in May 2023 as an independent digital release.
Death metal band from Finland, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, Cremaster are veterans of the Finnish death metal underground.
Death metal band from Zurich, Switzerland, formed in 2018. They channel pure death metal aggression with uncompromising intensity from Switzerland's largest city.
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