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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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On the warpath since 2019, this Bollnäs Death Metal and Doom Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within the Gothenburg school's homeland speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Raleigh's Enigmatic Path plots a course through progressive thrash metal, weaving shifting time signatures and intricate arrangements around the aggressive riff-forward energy that defines the genre.
Athens, Greece — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2025, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
The Swedish city of Stockholm serves as headquarters for this black metal and industrial metal operation, whose arsenal includes Ministry-descended fusion of electronic abrasion and metal power. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Formed in Saint Paul in 2025, Enigmatus is a freshly-surfaced presence in the Midwest sludge and stoner doom scene, conjuring heavy, haze-filled sonic landscapes from the frozen north.
Mesa's Enirva conjures slow-burning stoner doom out of the Arizona desert, layering sun-cracked riffs and dragging tempos into the kind of heavy that feels as inevitable as the heat.
Val di Susa (Turin)-based black metal act, active since 2023 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Gothic metal act from Prague, Czech Republic, blending dark atmospheres with melodic hooks since 2012. Their paradoxically upbeat name contrasts with the melancholic, shadowy character of their gothic metal sound.
Groove/thrash metal band from Kovin in Vojvodina, Serbia formed in 2022. Their playfully named band delivers serious groove/thrash aggression from the Banat region near the Romanian border.
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