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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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From London in United Kingdom, this doom metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2013. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
Tulsa's Hagswine has been wallowing in stoner and sludge metal since 2013, combining the two genres' shared appetite for fuzz, filth, and low-tuned punishment. Oklahoma may not be on the metal map, but they've been making a case for it for over a decade.
Austrian old witching black metal band from Linz, conjuring occult atmospheres since 2019. Their discography includes They Ride Along, a split with Hexenbrett, and the album Revelry of a Maltreated Jade, all steeped in witchcraft-themed imagery.
Danish black metal project from Gedved/Djursland, active since 2012. Their cultic approach channels ritualistic black metal from the Jutland peninsula.
Haieeta is a stoner metal band from Maynooth, Ireland, active since 2007 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Santa Rosa, California's Haig Ozanian is both a solo project and a melodic death metal statement, active since 2022 and drawing on the Scandinavian-influenced style's melodic sensibility to craft songs that balance aggression with memorable hooks.
Born in the savage underground of Riihimäki, this black/death metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2010. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Out of Greenwood Lake, New York, Hail Batlord emerged in 2022 with a stripped-down, ferocious approach to black metal. Unadorned and unapologetic, they lean into the raw primitiveness the genre was built on.
From Rotterdam in Netherlands, this death metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2008. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
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