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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Epic heavy/power metal and acoustic folk project from Germany, active since 2005. Their dual approach combines the grandeur of epic power metal with intimate acoustic folk arrangements.
Death/Thrash Metal force from Reggio Emilia/Modena, crushing and relentless since 2020. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Herder is a stoner/sludge metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Herds is a black/death/doom metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 2009. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Black metal project from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2016. Their commanding sound channels fierce black metal intensity from the most populous German state.
Gothic metal band from Geigant, Germany, formed in 2023. Their dark, romantic sound draws on the rich tradition of European gothic metal with atmospheric melancholy.
Heredes is a black metal project from Lyon, France, active since 2009 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the France black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Melodic death metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2015. Their polished sound delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the former capital on the Rhine.
Herege is a death metal/grindcore band from Iúna, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2016. Their debut album Terra Morta, released in 2016 through Cemitério Records and Cold Art Industry, packs 18 tracks of aggressive grind drawing on influences like Napalm Death, Terrorizer, and Autopsy. The band features Davi Ambrósio on bass and vocals, Everton Oliveira on guitar and vocals, and Juliano Freitas on drums.
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