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Exortta is a symphonic black/doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, playing in the Christian unblack metal tradition. The band released their debut album "Last Called" in 2015, later remastered and reissued in 2020 through Vision of God Records, and contributed the track "David's Lyre" to the Brazilian extreme metal compilation "Evig Mørke Collection Vol. I" in 2017.
Melodic heavy/power metal act from Bochum, Germany, crafting anthemic, melody-driven compositions since 2015. Their approach blends the harmonic richness of melodic metal with the triumphant energy of power metal.
Doom, drone, and sludge metal project from Finland, active since 2013. They explore the heaviest, slowest extremes of metal through crushing drone-doom.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels black metal, heavy metal, and thrash metal with a focus on tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Formed in 2015, based in Stockholm, raw production values serve the music's unvarnished intensity.
Leiden's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
The Italian city of Argenta (Ferrara) serves as headquarters for this power metal and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Thrash/power metal act from Wipperfurth in the Bergisches Land region of Germany, formed in 2022. Their thermodynamic name reflects the explosive, heat-generating energy of their fusion of thrash speed and power metal grandeur.
Belgian death/thrash metal veterans from Mol, active since 1992 with a discography spanning their 1991 demo through 2016's "The Fifth Season." One of Belgium's longest-running extreme metal acts, their catalog includes "Carnival of Souls" and "Absolution In Death," documenting over three decades of brutal, unrelenting metal.
Thrash metal act from Ruderting in Bavaria, Germany, freshly formed in 2025. Their toxin-themed name drives a sound built on the poisonous, venomous intensity of classic thrash metal.
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