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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Free the Witch EP (2018)
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Black metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, Cryfemal are established figures in the Spanish black metal underground.
Melodic death-heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with classic heavy metal hooks.
Symphonic black metal band from Alcala de Henares near Madrid, Spain, active since 2009. They blend orchestral grandeur with black metal intensity.
Portland black metal act adding to Oregon's deep well of raw, atmospheric extreme metal. Their approach favors cold, desolate textures that suit the perpetually grey Pacific Northwest skies.
Heavy and power metal band from Bologna, one of Italy's longest-running metal acts with roots stretching back to 1985. Crying Steel has been a pillar of Italian traditional metal for four decades.
Raw black metal project from the Marche region, formed in 2023. Crymson Abyss channels lo-fi, primitive black metal aggression.
Death-thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. They merge death metal brutality with thrash speed from the Catalan capital.
Melodic death metal band from Solothurn, Switzerland, formed in 2020. They blend the aggression of death metal with melodic guitar harmonies and dynamic song structures.
Denver's Cryogen deal in melodic death metal with sharp Scandinavian-inflected riffing and aggressive rhythmic drive. Their sound balances hook-laden melodies against pulverizing death metal heaviness.
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