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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Melodic death metal band from Quarteira in Portugal's Algarve region, active since 2018. Their sound channels Gothenburg-style melodic death metal from the southern Portuguese coast, an unlikely but dedicated outpost for the genre.
Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels doom metal and stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2005, based in London, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
End of Life deal in stripped-down black metal with a raw, unadorned approach that keeps the emphasis on atmosphere over production polish. Formed in 2020 and operating without a fixed location, the project leans into anonymity as part of its aesthetic.
Salt Lake City's End of Man bring a reflective, cerebral approach to progressive metal, taking the genre's technical vocabulary and directing it toward something more introspective and searching. Active since 2018, they're part of Utah's quietly growing heavy music scene.
Black metal project from Paris, France active since 2016. They explore misanthropic themes through raw black metal from the French capital.
Heavy/thrash metal act from Germany, combining the power of traditional metal with thrash velocity since 2015. Their name evokes the ending of an era of power, driving a sound built on commanding riffs and aggressive tempos.
Melodic death metal act from Dresden, Germany, crafting harmonically rich, aggressive compositions since 2019. Their name suggests the destruction of a sacred place, reflecting the thematic intensity of their melodic death metal.
Progressive power and folk metal act from the historic town of Loket, Czech Republic, blending technical ambition with melodic folk elements since 2015. Their genre-crossing approach combines the precision of progressive metal with power metal's anthemic energy and folk's earthy warmth.
Metalcore and deathcore act from Lucerne, Switzerland, bringing crushing breakdowns and aggressive intensity since 2020. Their sound merges the rhythmic precision of metalcore with deathcore's heavier, more extreme tendencies.
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