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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Dance Devil Dance (Live at Sonic Temple) (2024)
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Roman thrash metal veterans active since 1999, with a discography spanning the Medusa XX Legacy Edition, Chaos Machine, and In The Shadows Of Unrest alongside EPs This Is War and Dead Nation Army. Self-described as "Blood Fire Death," their output reflects over two decades of uncompromising Italian thrash.
Named for the Japanese smoke demon, New York's Enenra BC conjures blackened death metal steeped in occult malevolence and suffocating atmosphere since 2018. Their sound draws equally from the crushing weight of death metal and the cold, nihilistic darkness of black metal.
Black/death metal act from Geneva, Switzerland, delivering savage, possessed extremity since 2015. Their name, derived from the Greek for one possessed by a demon, captures the frenzied, unhinged energy of their extreme metal assault.
Melodic heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, delivering hook-driven, powerful compositions since 2006. Their two-decade career reflects enduring dedication to the melodic heavy metal craft from one of Germany's major cities.
Post-black metal act from Hamburg, Germany, expanding the genre's boundaries through atmospheric, textural compositions since 2012. Their name evokes vast, energetic voids that characterize their approach to post-black metal's expansive soundscapes.
Chicago's Energy Vampires arrived in 2025 with a heavy and power metal hybrid that sinks its teeth into soaring melodies and muscular riffwork. Fresh out of the gate, they bring a theatrical bite to the Windy City's metal underground.
A veteran presence in upstate New York's thrash metal scene, Gloversville's Enertia has been delivering relentless speed and technical precision since 1996. Decades of experience show in the tightness of their riffs and the controlled ferocity of their live attack.
Avant-garde black metal experimentalists from Venice, Italy active since 1999, fusing first-wave black metal foundations with symphonic and atmospheric explorations. Their releases Baroque Esprit and Aura Sinfonica on Electric Horizon Records feature classically-influenced compositions like "A Disharmonious Suite to Aphrodite" and "Venetian Sunset."
Named for a Pacific atoll obliterated by nuclear testing, Orange, California's Enewetak arrived in 2020 with grindcore intensity fused to metalcore structure — short, violent, and purposefully destructive. Their music moves at the speed of a chain reaction, leaving very little standing.
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