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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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From Ice to Fire is a thrash/groove metal band from Modica in the Ragusa province of Sicily, formed in 2016. They channel the aggressive energy of thrash and the rhythmic punch of groove metal from deep in southeastern Sicily.
From Kaos is a melodic black metal band from Nantes, France, formed in 2024. The band channels melodic black metal from the Loire-Atlantique capital.
From Man to Dust is a death/thrash metal band from Orléans, France, formed in 2019. The band fuses death and thrash metal from the historic Loire valley city.
From Nowhere is a thrash/death metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2015. The band delivers aggressive thrash and death metal from Spain's third city.
From Ruin is a melodic heavy metal band from Warminster, England, active since 2011 and delivering melody-driven traditional metal from the southwest. The project channels the classic British heavy metal tradition.
From Ruins is a groove metal and metalcore band from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, active since 2023 and merging heavy grooves with metalcore intensity. The project represents the emerging Northern Irish heavy music scene.
From Shades is a death/black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2017. They merge death and black metal traditions from the Swedish capital's deep extreme metal ecosystem.
From Silence is a progressive death metal band from the Grenoble/Lyon area of France, formed in 2015. The band explores the progressive side of death metal from the Rhône-Alpes region.
From Sin is a metalcore/melodic death metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2011. They merge the breakdown-heavy structure of metalcore with melodic death metal's twin-guitar approach from the Serbian capital.
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