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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Part of Lithuania's dark and atmospheric metal tradition, this act channels death metal, deathcore, and technical death metal with a focus on labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Formed in 2015, based in Vilnius, the focus remains squarely on devastating rhythmic impact.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Kozani in northern Greece, active since 2016. They deliver epic, soaring metal from the Macedonian highlands.
Out of Kadoka, South Dakota — one of the more isolated corners of the American interior — Exile the Empire launched in 2024 with a melodic death metal vision that seems determined to prove geography is no barrier to ambition. Their sound blends the Scandinavian melodic death template with a rawer, homegrown intensity.
Black/death metal band from Glasgow, Scotland active since 2012. They deliver fierce extreme metal from Scotland.
Roman progressive power/thrash metal band formed in 2000, with a discography spanning The Orwell Legacy, Forces of Denial, NonEuclidean, The Onyx Path EP, and 2024's Vertenebra. Self-described as focusing on songs that balance ferocity with melody, their five releases across two decades demonstrate a commitment to evolving their technical metal vision.
Heavy, industrial, and thrash metal hybrid from Jaen, Spain active since 2016. They fuse mechanical industrial textures with thrash aggression from the olive oil capital of Spain.
Black, death, and thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2017. They unleash a triple-headed assault of extreme metal subgenres from the Spanish capital.
Heavy metal band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain formed in 2018. They represent the heavy metal underground of inland Galicia.
Heavy metal, power metal, and thrash band from Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain active since 2008. They deliver a versatile blend of classic and aggressive metal styles from northeastern Spain.
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