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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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Heavy metal band from A Coruna, Spain active since 2013. They fly the flag for traditional heavy metal in the Galician metal scene.
Black/doom metal project from Vienna, Austria, blending the bleakness of black metal with the crushing weight of doom since 2022. Their debut "Unpossessed" showcases the project's ability to merge atmospheric darkness with heavy, deliberate pacing.
Black/death metal band from Portugal active since 2014, merging black metal's atmosphere with death metal's aggression. Their sound channels extreme metal from the Portuguese underground.
Progressive metal band from Nantes, France active since 2011. They deliver sophisticated progressive metal from the Loire estuary.
When Enlightenment emerged in 2017 from London, they brought with them a sound rooted in progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Bolzano-based metalcore act channels hardcore aggression refined with metal's technical ambition. Active since 2006, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Sarasota's Enlo approaches progressive and technical death metal with surgical ambition, crafting densely layered compositions that showcase Florida's tradition of technical extremity with their own melodic sensibility.
Death/grind project from Spain created by Sobrion't el Putrefacto, debuting with the 2023 EP Sexo, Drogas, Grind y Blasfemia. Their five tracks of deliberately crude grindcore embrace a transgressive, toilet-humor aesthetic.
Detroit's Enma channels the Motor City's industrial decay into raw, unadorned black metal, conjuring bleak atmospheres with the cold minimalism of a city that knows something about ruin.
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