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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Power metal act from Joensuu in eastern Finland, launched in 2024. They bring epic power metal energy from the Karelian heartland.
Emerging from Warsaw, this Polish act forges Folk Metal built on celebratory drinking-song energy fused with genuine heaviness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Dutch actfrom Groningen delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2017, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Straddling the line between power metal and symphonic metal, this Hungarian actfrom Tatabánya fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2013, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Rochester, New York's Elfspell conjure epic doom and traditional heavy metal with a mythological scale, their sound since 2015 built on massive clean vocals, crushing riffs, and a commitment to the genre's most grandiose traditions.
A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Moscow-based pagan metal act channels nature worship and warrior ethos channeled through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 2016, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Black metal project from Chambery in the French Alps, launched in 2023. They channel cold Alpine atmospheres through harsh black metal from the Savoie region.
Atmospheric black metal project from Centre-Val de Loire, France formed in 2022. They craft immersive black metal from the heart of the French countryside.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal and symphonic metal with a focus on orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Formed in 1998, based in Rome, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
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