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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
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Sofia-based metal act that evolved from heavy/thrash metal origins into groove metal territory since 2014. Their stylistic shift reflects a move from high-speed aggression toward heavier, rhythmically driven compositions.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Suceava in the Bukovina region of northeastern Romania, active since 2010. Their sound fuses melodic death metal with doom metal's crushing pace from the medieval Moldavian citadel town.
Symphonic metal band from Iași, Romania formed in 2020, layering orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations. Their base in Romania's cultural and academic capital feeds into their musically ambitious approach.
Heavy metal and symphonic metal band from Nantes, France formed in 2021. They blend orchestral elements with melodic heavy metal from the Loire estuary.
Suburban Philadelphia groove metal act delivering the kind of punishing, syncopated riffing that keeps heads down and necks sore. Formed in 2017, they've made Feasterville-Trevose a name that groove metal fans know.
A product of the birthplace of heavy metal itself, this England-based doom metal and sludge metal act channels Southern-fried heaviness with hardcore punk's confrontational energy. Active since 2025, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Progressive metal and thrash band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2007. They blend technical progressive complexity with thrash aggression from the Irish capital.
Richmond, Virginia death metal unit formed in 2021, bringing the city's storied underground legacy to bear with blunt, punishing riffs and a commitment to old-school brutality over modern polish.
San Diego thrash/heavy metal band tapping into the California coast's deep tradition of aggressive, sun-bleached metal — riff-forward and no-frills, built for the pit.
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