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Heavy metal band from Tampere, Finland established in 2007, self-described as delivering heavy metal from Tampere. Their 2018 debut Disciple of Steel features eight tracks of battle-themed heavy metal mastered by Bart Gabriel.
Heavy metal band from Toulouse, France active since 2001. With over two decades of experience, they are veterans of the Pink City's metal scene.
Death metal band from Murcia, Spain launched in 2021. They add fresh brutality to the Murcian death metal scene.
EvilAlive is a raw thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2011 by vocalist Raikonnen Escarez with a focus on unpolished, aggressive songwriting influenced by death-thrash. They released the EP Rotten Venom Injection in 2013 and followed it with their debut full-length Welcome To Venom Paradise in 2014.
Evilbringer is a black/death/thrash metal project from Manaus, Brazil, created by KevKrashör in 2016. The project released the full-length "Worship Evil Gods," a raw and aggressive record blending black, death, and thrash metal influences, before the creator chose to end the project to focus on personal wellbeing.
Istanbul's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal unit is among them — wielding dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Evilcult is a speed/black/thrash metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 2016 by vocalist and guitarist Lucas "From Hell" with drummer Mateus "Blasphemer" Scussel. Drawing on first-wave black metal and Teutonic thrash influences such as Venom, Bathory, and Destruction, they released the EP "Evil Forces Command" in 2018 followed by their debut full-length "At the Darkest Night" in 2020, which was released internationally on Awakening Records (China) and Diabolic Might Records (Germany).
Groove/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2007. With nearly two decades of experience, they are a fixture of the Madrid thrash scene.
Bydgoszcz-based death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal act, active since 2010 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
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