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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Black/death metal band from Joensuu, Finland formed in 2021. They deliver fierce extreme metal from the forests of Finnish Karelia.
Melodic heavy metal band from Vienna, Austria, crafting hook-laden, dual-guitar driven metal with a classic European sensibility since 2018. Their sound balances power and melody in the tradition of the NWOBHM and continental heavy metal.
Metalcore and death metal veterans from Maasmechelen, Belgium, one of the country's longest-running bands in the style with roots going back to 2003. Their two-decade career reflects deep commitment to the fusion of hardcore energy and death metal brutality.
Doom/death metal act from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, merging the crushing weight of doom with death metal's guttural ferocity since 2016. Their sound reflects the melancholy and resilience of the Bosnian underground metal community.
Melodic and technical death metal outfit from Minsk, Belarus, combining intricate guitar work with Scandinavian-influenced melodic sensibility since 2012. Their approach bridges the technicality of modern death metal with the memorable harmonics of the Gothenburg school.
Laying down tracks since 2019, this Gothenburg Power Metal outfit delivers soaring vocal melodies and triumphant guitar harmonies. Their place within the Gothenburg school's homeland speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
San Antonio's Essence of Undeath emerged in 2021 wielding a corrosive blend of black and death metal forged in South Texas heat. Their blackened death attack is both ferocious and suffocating.
Doom/black metal act from Berlin, Germany, whose name means "essence" in German, active since 2010. Their fifteen-year career has produced a catalog of crushing doom enriched with black metal's atmospheric darkness from the German capital.
Active in Lecce since 2005, this Italian act forges Heavy Metal built on classic metal thunder with a modern edge. The production keeps things raw and honest — no frills, all metal.
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