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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Rising from Starogard Gdański's metal underground, this Polish act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Progressive metal and symphonic metal band from Kirkkonummi, Finland active since 2013. Their catalog includes Antler Velvet (2013) and Verisimilitude (2015), blending progressive rock ambition with melodic metal power.
Death metal act from Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, Germany, that evolved from standard death metal toward brutal death metal since 2009. Their stylistic progression reflects a deepening commitment to the genre's most extreme and punishing tendencies.
Gothic metal act from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, crafting dark, emotionally rich compositions since 2002. Their two-decade career makes them one of Catalonia's longest-running gothic metal acts.
Pensacola's Ember Guile arrived in 2025 with a progressive metal sensibility that suggests technical ambition without abandoning emotional weight. They bring a fresh perspective to Florida's heavy music scene, favoring complexity over brute force.
Heavy/doom metal band from Eupen in Belgium's German-speaking community, forging crushing, slow-burning heaviness since 2021. Their sound merges the weight of doom with traditional heavy metal power from one of Belgium's most culturally distinct regions.
Gothic metal band from Hanover, Germany, crafting dark, atmospheric compositions with emotional depth since 2013. Their approach merges heavy instrumentation with the melancholic beauty that defines the gothic metal genre.
Doom and funeral doom metal project from Athens, Greece formed in 2021. They craft glacially slow, crushing doom from the ancient city.
Death, groove, and thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia formed in 2023. They bring a versatile blend of extreme metal from the Croatian capital.
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