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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Battle Creek death metal newcomers Emaciated Remains arrived in 2025 with an uncompromising focus on putrefaction and decay. Raw and unapologetic, they carry the old-school spirit of Midwestern death into modern territory.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Athens, Greece formed in 2019. They bring melodic, powerful metal from the Greek capital.
Black metal and drone act from A Coruna in Galicia, northwestern Spain, merging raw black metal with sustained, hypnotic drone textures since 2013. Their approach creates an immersive, radiating darkness from Spain's Atlantic coast.
Pittsburgh's Emanon have been sharpening their speed and thrash attack since 2005, drawing on classic American aggression and razor-tight riffwork. The band moves with the propulsive urgency of old Bay Area thrash filtered through Steel City grit.
Antwerp-based multi-instrumentalist and composer blending progressive, melodic, and symphonic death metal since 2022. His release "Lamentation of Lost Civilizations" showcases technical guitar and bass work filtered through a diverse musical background that also encompasses hip-hop production and audio engineering.
The Norwegian city of Porsgrunn serves as headquarters for this doom metal and stoner metal operation, whose arsenal includes amp-worshipping heaviness filtered through a THC-infused consciousness. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
Multi-genre solo project from Guarda in central Portugal, launched in 2025, blending heavy, groove, and doom metal with electronic elements. Their eclectic approach channels multiple styles from Portugal's highest city.
In existence since 2019, this Turin Progressive Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Underground to the core, this heavy metal act from Nereto (Teramo) traffics in iron-clad riffs and soaring melodic passages. Since 2022, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.
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