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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Cortland, New York's Ecliptic Vision have been grinding away at straight-ahead death metal since 2016 — no frills, no distractions, just the genre's core brutality done with conviction.
Viennese power and heavy metal band formed in 2020, drawing from the classic European power metal tradition with hard rock influences. Their sound combines melodic hooks with driving riffs in the spirit of Austria's long-standing metal heritage.
Atmospheric black metal project from Paris, France launched in 2018. They craft layered, immersive black metal soundscapes from the French capital.
Melodic heavy/power metal act from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2024, blending harmonic richness with commanding riffs. Their approach channels the European power metal tradition with Mediterranean warmth.
Black, death, doom, and gothic metal band from Potenza, Italy active since 2007. They deliver a rich, multi-genre extreme metal sound from the Basilicata region.
Power/progressive metal act from Galicia in northwestern Spain, merging anthemic power metal with progressive complexity since 2010. Their Galician roots bring a Celtic-influenced edge to their technically ambitious metal.
Massive Epic Crust / Doom / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Kozani in northern Greece, formed in 2023. They bring aggressive metal from the Macedonian highlands.
Ecos Póstumos is a one-man depressive black metal project from Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil, created by Renato Nascimento in 2017. The project released two EPs and a demo in its first year before issuing the debut full-length "Escombros" in 2018, with lyrics rooted in themes of depression, mental struggle, and suicide awareness tied to Brazil's Setembro Amarelo campaign.
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