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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Krasnyy Chikoy's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and melodic death metal unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Kharkiv-based black metal and symphonic metal act, active since 2013 delivering lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most resilient metal scenes, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Nashville's Eldercall has been bringing symphonic weight and melodic death metal intensity to Music City since 2020. Orchestral grandeur and melodic ferocity are the defining elements of their approach.
Death/black/doom metal act from Santander on Spain's northern coast, merging three extreme subgenres since 2017. Their approach draws from the Cantabrian coast's harsh, windswept character to fuel their multi-genre darkness.
Minneapolis thrash act Eldergaad has been running through the genre's playbook with conviction since 2011 — fast riffs, aggressive rhythms, and the city's underground credibility behind them. Straight-ahead thrash with no detours.
Doom and sludge metal band from Worcester, England launched in 2024. They bring crushing heaviness from the West Midlands.
Raw black metal and ambient project from Germany, merging the genre's most primitive aggression with ethereal, atmospheric layers since 2014. Their approach creates a stark contrast between lo-fi black metal fury and contemplative ambient passages.
Eldermoon is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Curitiba, Brazil, blending heavy metal, metalcore, and melodic death metal influences. The band has released the EPs We Are Lost No More and Vita Mortem, followed by their full-length debut Egregora (2024) through Sliptrick Records, a concept album narrated by a moon-like omniscient entity.
Chicago's ElderSkald takes the heavy/progressive metal combination seriously, building technically accomplished music with real compositional depth since 2017. The Windy City's metal scene provides a sturdy backdrop for a band that prizes craft.
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