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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Wielding gothic metal as their weapon, this British outfit from Glasgow has been refining their craft since 2019. Their sound hinges on dark, theatrical compositions balancing heaviness with elegance, delivered with unrelenting drive.
Washington State's Execution Hour play crossover thrash with a hard-edged punk backbone and classic thrash velocity, active since 2020. Operating in a state with a strong punk and hardcore lineage, they channel the tradition of bands that never quite decided whether they were more punk or more metal and ultimately chose both.
Active in Poznań since 2012, this Polish act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Boston's Executioner are a thrash metal outfit formed in 2019 that draws from the deep well of Massachusetts's historic metal scene, a city that gave the world bands like Slapshot, Wargasm, and Kilslug. Their approach is rooted in classic American thrash — driving, riff-forward, and confrontational in the tradition that the Northeast has always done with particular ferocity.
Heavy metal band from Wiesloch in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed in 2020, delivering classic, powerful riffs. Their executioner-themed name captures the commanding, decisive quality of their traditional heavy metal.
Firmly rooted in progressive metal, this Italian actfrom Taranto delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages without compromise. They've been at it since 2014, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Exegesys is a heavy and power metal band from Colón in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, whose lineup has included vocalist and guitarist Sebastian Valli, guitarist Santiago Ostoich, keyboardist Ezequiel Muzzi, and drummer Marcos Giulli. Their debut album La Guerra Continúa, released in 2008, spans thirteen tracks of fast, melodic heavy metal with neoclassical guitar influences and Spanish-language vocals. The record was noted for baroque-inflected guitar work drawing comparisons to the style of Yngwie Malmsteen.
Grindcore outfit from Minsk, Belarus, blasting out chaotic, high-speed aggression since 2011. Their approach channels the genre's signature brevity and sonic violence from the heart of Belarus.
Heavy/black metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2025, merging traditional metal power with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their executioner-themed name drives a sound that passes judgment through aggressive, commanding metal.
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