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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Hudson Valley's Enskye builds atmospheric sludge and post-metal into slow-rising emotional catharsis, using New York's scenic Hudson River backdrop as a spiritual canvas for expansive, heavy instrumental exploration.
When Enslave emerged in 2019 from Kazan, they brought with them a sound rooted in metalcore — all hardcore aggression refined with metal's technical ambition. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Cedarville, Ohio's Enslaved has been grinding out thrash-inflected death metal since 1992, representing the persistence of Midwest extreme metal through decades of shifts in the underground landscape.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Brilon in Germany's Sauerland region, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodies with hardcore energy since 2013. Their reflective name hints at the introspective quality beneath their aggressive sound.
Enslaver is a thrash metal band originally from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, formed in 2015 under the name Deathcurse before settling on their current name. The band relocated to Paraná and is signed to Sony Music, with lyrical themes covering death, anti-fascism, and rage.
Death metal and deathcore band from Vantaa, Finland formed in 2020. They deliver punishing modern extreme metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
When Ensnared emerged in 2025 from Bangor, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and grindcore — all punk-speed chaos meeting death metal's sonic extremity. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Symphonic black metal act from Barcelona, Spain led by multi-instrumentalist Efrem Quilis and vocalist Gessami Martinez. Their discography spans from a 2013 demo through 2019's Civilizations to the 2024 full-length Poimandres, exploring hermeticism and esoteric philosophy.
Black metal project from Carmaux in southern France, launched in 2024. They bring fresh black metal intensity from the Tarn department.
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