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Irrational Pull (2020)
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Black metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2019. Named after the legendary Balkan outlaws, they channel the defiant spirit of their namesake into fierce, uncompromising black metal.
Technical Progressive / Groove Metal from Lewisville.
Thrash metal act from Swansea in South Wales, active since 2019. Their motorcycle-themed name suits high-velocity thrash compositions racing through the Welsh underground.
Forged in London's metal community, this progressive metal/rock act channels blistering aggression since 2008. Their compositions channel the spirit of their genre through conviction and craft.
Hailing from Saint Petersburg in Russia, this black metal/rac outfit channels aggressive energy since 2016. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Halahache is a stoner metal trio from Santiago, Chile who describe their sound as centered on fuzz, doom, and attitude. The band contributed a track to the 2021 compilation "Doomed & Stoned in Chile" and have released original material including their "Demo I" on Bandcamp.
Heavy metal act from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2014. Their doppelgänger concept adds psychological depth to compositions rooted in classic heavy metal from the alpine Isère region.
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Born in the devastating underground of Füzesgyarmat, this raw atmospheric black metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2024. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
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