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Esfincteralgia is a one-man death metal project from Porto Alegre, Brazil, created and performed entirely by Rodrigo R., who also handles all recording and production at his home studio. The project was prolific from the start, releasing multiple albums between 2020 and 2023, including "Pvtrefactvm" (2020), "Sapirangore" (2021), "Volume V" (2022), and "Planeta Prisão" (2023). The music focuses on gore and horror themes in a raw, lo-fi death metal style.
Heavy metal and power metal act from Granada, Spain active since 2012. They bring soaring melodies and powerful riffing from the Andalusian underground.
Black metal project from Hamburg, Germany, named after the lake-town from Tolkien's Middle-earth, active since 2017. Their fantasy-inspired moniker lends a narrative, mythological quality to their atmospheric black metal from northern Germany.
Esgaroth is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, whose lyrical themes revolve around paganism, war, and darkness. The band has been active across several periods since the mid-2000s and released material including the album "Thy Forgotten Castle" (2017) and "Black Owl" (2018). They represent the underground Brazilian black metal scene with a dark, atmospheric approach.
Pushing the boundaries of black metal and melodic black metal, this Russian outfit from Moscow has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with fierce commitment.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this British actfrom Langholm delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2023, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Lviv-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act, active since 2016 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most resilient metal scenes, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Swedish atmospheric black metal and black metal act, active since 2016 delivering second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Rooted in the country that refined both melody and brutality, their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Swedish act delivers dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice without compromise. They've been at it since 2022, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
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