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Featured Album
Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
Black Ninja (2013)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Bonus Commentary / Disc Two) (2015)
06/17 @ G Live Guildford, Guildford
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Liars & Thieves (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Atmospheric black metal band from Southampton, England, active since 2003. With over two decades of activity, Crimson Darkness are veterans of the English atmospheric black metal scene.
Melodic death metal band from Alaharma, Finland, active since 2013. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the Ostrobothnian countryside.
Heavy metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Los Angeles speed and thrash metal band trading in blistering tempos, razor-edged riffwork, and a relentless forward momentum deeply rooted in the California metal underground.
Heavy metal act serving up traditional metal sensibilities — muscular riffs, commanding vocals, and a straight-ahead drive that keeps the spirit of classic metal firmly alive.
Miami power metal band delivering soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and epic song structures informed by both European metal traditions and Florida's aggressive heavy metal scene.
Sacramento doom and stoner metal duo immersed in thick, hazy riffs and slow-burning grooves that pull listeners deep into a hypnotic, smoke-filled sonic fog.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Dessel, Belgium, active since 2005 with a catalog spanning over five releases. Their 2013 album 'Downpours of Disapproval' features eleven tracks blending death metal, deathcore, and metalcore influences.
Power metal band from Kallithea, Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. They deliver melodic, anthemic power metal from the Greek capital.
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