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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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On the warpath since 2014, this Gdańsk Thrash Metal outfit delivers crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Their place within Poland's relentlessly productive underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Russian actfrom Komsomolsk-on-Amur delivers dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice without compromise. They've been at it since 2001, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Gothenburg, Sweden — death metal and groove metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2015, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Black, death, and thrash metal band from London, England formed in 2019. They deliver a ferocious blend of extreme metal subgenres from the British capital.
A product of the birthplace of heavy metal itself, this black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2012, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Out of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Eviscera has built their identity around the intricate intersection of melody and technicality since 2013. Their melodic technical death metal cuts sharp with layered guitar work and progressive arrangements that reward close listening without sacrificing aggression. They represent a thoughtful strain of the mid-Atlantic extreme metal underground.
Death metal and deathcore band from Strasbourg, France active since 2013. They bring crushing modern extreme metal from the Alsatian capital.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Brescia-based death metal and thrash metal act channels punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Active since 2012, primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
Practitioners of metalcore, this British outfit from Peterborough has been refining their craft since 2000. Their sound hinges on At the Gates-influenced riffing meeting hardcore's visceral energy, delivered with punishing consistency.
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