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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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Belfast, United Kingdom — groove metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2019, they deal in Pantera-descended heaviness with rhythmic swagger. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Wigan-based death metal and grindcore act, active since 2008 delivering blast-beat saturation and screaming vocals in sub-minute bursts. Rooted in Britain's endlessly regenerating metal lineage, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Black, death, and pagan metal band from Tarbes in the French Pyrenees, active since 2014. They channel ancient pagan themes through extreme metal from the mountain foothills.
Blackened death metal band from Tarragona, Spain formed in 2015, featuring members of Between the Frost and session drummer Robert Kovacic of Belphegor. Their self-titled debut delivers raw aggression in the vein of Behemoth, God Dethroned, and Vader.
Black metal, death metal, and symphonic metal act from Barcelona, Spain active since 2015. They fuse extreme metal intensity with symphonic grandeur from the Catalan scene.
Heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 2013. They contribute to Barcelona's diverse and thriving heavy metal community.
Operating out of Marostica (Vicenza), this Italian act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Death/doom metal act from Murcia, Spain formed in 2016, with members Sacrilegio, Santo Oficio, and Podredumbre. Their 2016 debut was recorded analogically in winter 2015 and released on limited cassette through Caligari Records.
Evocati is a traditional heavy metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, comprising vocalist Sérgio Costa, guitarist Nenel Lucena, bassist Luiz Neto, and drummer Diego Coutinho. The band made their mark on the Pernambuco metal scene with the 2015 single "No Permission" before releasing their self-titled debut album in November 2016, a nine-track record rooted in the classic heavy metal sound of the 1970s and 1980s.
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