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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Heavy/thrash metal act from Cologne, Germany, delivering powerful, riff-driven compositions since 2014. Their approach combines the best of traditional heavy metal and thrash from one of Germany's largest cities.
Melodic gothic/black/doom metal act from Dresden, Germany, weaving together three dark subgenres since 2007. Their Latin name, meaning "hear" or "listen," invites the listener into their multi-layered world of darkness and melody.
Firmly rooted in thrash metal, this British actfrom Cwmbrân delivers palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity without compromise. They've been at it since 2023, and their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Umbertide (Perugia), Italy — power metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2019, they deal in odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Funeral doom duo of Shane Elwell and Ryan Wilson, who also collaborate in Pneuma Hagion. Released a split with Wilson's solo project The Howling Void.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this British actfrom Warwickshire delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2014, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Death metal band from Liege, Belgium, unearthing crushing, riff-driven brutality since 2014. Their name evokes the act of digging up what lies buried, mirroring their excavation of death metal's deepest, heaviest tones.
Death metal and grindcore band from Beaurains in northern France, active since 1999. With a quarter century of history, they are deep veterans of the French grindcore underground.
Death metal act from Minsk, Belarus, unearthing heavy, riff-driven brutality from the Belarusian capital. Their excavation-themed moniker mirrors their approach of digging into death metal's most primal and crushing foundations.
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