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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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Black/death metal project from Volos, Greece formed in 2021. They bring extreme metal darkness from the Thessalian coast.
In existence since 2000, this Esch-sur-Alzette Death Metal and Metalcore outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within a growing underground metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Exinteratus is a brutal death metal and grindcore duo from Río Bueno, Chile, formed in 2013 by Eneas and Massakre. The project debuted with the demo Ghoulish Mutilation in 2014, followed by the release Penetration Post Mortem, operating within the underground extreme metal scene of southern Chile.
When Exion emerged in 2017 from Rotterdam, they brought with them a sound rooted in heavy metal — all Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Zaandam / Purmerend-based progressive metal act, active since 2017 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in a country that punches well above its weight in extreme metal, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Groove metal, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland formed in 2024. They bring a fresh modern metal assault from Finland's industrial capital.
Thrash metal band from Sotkamo, Finland active since 2010. They deliver fierce thrash from the Kainuu region of eastern Finland.
Moscow-based crust punk and thrash metal act, active since 2022 delivering palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Seattle's Exist in Ruin fuse symphonic grandeur with black and death metal savagery, a combination that suits the Pacific Northwest's dramatic landscape as well as it does the stage. Since forming in 2022, they've built an aesthetic where orchestral sweep and blastbeat ferocity aren't opposites but collaborators.
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