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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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Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels death metal and folk metal with a focus on traditional folk melodies woven into heavy metal frameworks. Formed in 2017, based in Arvika, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Black metal project from Alfeld (Leine) in Lower Saxony, Germany, channeling dark lordship through raw compositions since 2021. Their name merges evil and nobility, reflecting the aristocratic darkness of their black metal.
Evilrazor is a thrash metal band from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The five-piece outfit — featuring members performing under names such as Felipe Desintegratör, Renato Misfits, and Fred Witchunter — plays aggressive old-school thrash and released the demo "Be Prepared… for the Real Holocaust" as an early statement of intent.
Evilrise is a death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active under their current name since 2016 and signed to In Musica Records. The band released the album "Necrotech… to Take the Edge off Our Hunger," recorded and produced at In Musica Records in São Paulo, exploring themes of protest and political hatred through brutal death metal.
Varese-based heavy metal act, active since 2019 delivering galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver raw, uncompromising metal with a speed-driven edge.
Rome, Italy — heavy metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Ukrainian black metal and thrash metal act, active since 2015 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.
Speed metal act from El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, active since 2015. They channel blistering speed metal fury from the outskirts of the Catalan capital.
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