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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Post-metal, progressive metal, and stoner band from Bath, England formed in 2019. They blend atmospheric post-metal with stoner heaviness from the historic Somerset city.
Sludge metal band from Paris, France active since 2011. They bring crushing, down-tuned heaviness from the French capital.
Malvagna's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal, death metal, and symphonic metal unit is among them — wielding lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Moscow-based crossover thrash and thrash metal act channels punk-metal hybrid fury at maximum intensity. Active since 2019, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Roswell, Georgia's Eyes of Ligeia are one of the American underground's longest-running doom/black metal acts, active since 1999 and taking their name from an Edgar Allan Poe story. Over the decades they have evolved from death/doom origins toward a more spectral black metal approach, accumulating a body of work marked by atmosphere, patience, and genuine darkness.
Sludge and stoner metal band from Toulouse, France active since 2015. Named after the mythical bird of Persian legend, they deliver heavy, psychedelic-tinged riffs from the Pink City.
Heavy and stoner metal band from Kortrijk in West Flanders, Belgium, rolling out thick, fuzzy riffs since 2020. Their sound merges the weight of traditional heavy metal with the hazy, groove-laden atmosphere of stoner rock.
Wielding metalcore as their weapon, this Russian outfit from Moscow has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on At the Gates-influenced riffing meeting hardcore's visceral energy, delivered with ruthless intent.
Södermanland-based doom metal and stoner metal act, active since 2023 delivering wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
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