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Agamemnon (2025)
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Unholy Savior (2015)
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A Trashumentary & the Bay Calls for Blood (Live in San Francisco) (2015)
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Melodic black-death metal band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2014. They weave melodic elements through blackened death metal from southeastern Spain.
Groove and thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008. They combine the heavy rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal's speed and aggression.
Pittsburgh heavy metal outfit drawing on the city's blue-collar rock tradition to deliver punchy, riff-forward metal with a classic sensibility and the kind of no-frills directness the Steel City is known for.
Death metal band from Karvina in the Silesian region of Czech Republic, formed in 2013. They channel dark aggression through a death metal lens shaped by the industrial landscape of their homeland.
Lansing groove and thrash hybrid built around punishing mid-tempo riffs and syncopated, headbang-inducing rhythms, blending the mechanical chug of groove metal with thrash's relentless forward drive since 2009.
An Arizona power and progressive metal band merging the soaring, melodic ambition of power metal with progressive rock's structural complexity and dynamic shifts.
Black metal band from Marcinelle, Belgium, active since 2008. They draw from the cold, atmospheric traditions of Eastern European black metal, channeling the spirit of the Carpathian mountains that inspired their name.
Norwegian black metal band from Sandnes, near Stavanger, with Bandcamp presence since 2003 but a history extending to the mid-1990s. Carpathian Forest is a cornerstone act of the second wave of Norwegian black metal, known for their raw, punk-inflected approach.
Depressive black metal project from Pilsen, Czech Republic, formed in 2023. They craft bleak, emotionally charged black metal steeped in melancholy and Carpathian occult themes.
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