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Heavy/groove metal act from Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2023. Their German name, meaning "excess," captures the over-the-top intensity of their heavy, riff-driven approach.
Moscow-based metalcore and thrash metal act, active since 2017 delivering Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Exício is a grindcore band from São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, formed in late 2016 with a mission to fuse the most extreme elements of metal and punk under themes of misanthropy, nihilism, and social decay. The band released their debut demo, Mórbida Existência, in May 2018.
Thrash metal band from Almendralejo, Extremadura, Spain that emerged in 2024. They bring fresh thrash energy from the wine-producing heartland of western Spain.
Doom and post-metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2022. They craft atmospheric, heavy compositions from the Finnish capital.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Nantes, France formed in 2019. They deliver powerful, riff-driven metal from the Loire estuary.
Groove metal band from Valencia, Spain formed in 2023. They channel chunky, riff-heavy groove metal from Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast.
Toms River, New Jersey's Eye of Anubis have been refining their melodic death/groove metal hybrid since 2013, built around Egyptian mythology and punishing mid-tempo riffing. They pull the melodic death metal template toward heavier, more grooving territory — anthemic without sacrificing weight.
Merced, California's Eye of Aquila have been cultivating heavy stoner doom in the Central Valley since 2022, far from the coastal hubs that dominate California's metal coverage. Their sound gravitates toward wide-open riff space and psychedelic weight, with the unhurried confidence of the stoner metal tradition.
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