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Ego Absence is a power metal duo from São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2014–2015 by vocalist Raphael Dantas and guitarist Guto Gabrelon. The band released their debut full-length "Serpent's Tongue" in May 2020, a 12-track record that blends classic power and heavy metal influences with South American rhythmic sensibilities.
The Ukrainian city of Donetsk serves as headquarters for this doom metal and funeral doom metal operation, whose arsenal includes cavernous low-end and hypnotic repetition. Each riff lands like a monolith dropped from orbit.
Death, progressive, and thrash metal band from Palermo, Sicily, Italy active since 2016. They blend technical complexity with extreme metal from the Sicilian capital.
Ego Kill Talent are a Brazilian rock powerhouse from Sao Paulo, founded in 2014 by former Sepultura drummer Jean Dolabella and guitarist Theo van der Loo. Their name, shortened from 'too much ego will kill your talent,' reflects a philosophy that prioritizes musical substance over rockstar posturing. The band's dense, riff-heavy sound has earned them tours supporting Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, establishing them as one of South America's most internationally recognized rock acts.
Budapest, Hungary — power metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2014, they deal in fantasy-tinged compositions with baroque melodic sensibility. Their recordings radiate the energy of a packed festival stage.
Grindcore and death metal act from Bremen, Germany, delivering chaotic, self-centered blasts of extreme noise since 2010. Their portmanteau name fuses egotism with thrash, reflecting a tongue-in-cheek approach to grinding extremity.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels crossover thrash and thrash metal with a focus on hardcore punk velocity fused with thrash metal's technical edge. Formed in 2017, based in Brescia, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Lexington's EgoDeath approaches the theme with melodic death and groove metal — muscular and hook-laden, active since 2009 in Kentucky's relatively small but persistent heavy underground. The dual emphasis on brutality and memorability is their signature.
Underground to the core, this black metal act from Netherlands traffics in icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Since 2015, they've built a catalog that reflects Holland's dense concentration of metal talent.
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