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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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An established melodic black/death metal voice from Donetsk, contributing to Ukraine's underground since 2016. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
An uncompromising pagan metal project from Spilimbergo (Pordenone), active since 2013. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Denver's Haitzuloan — their name drawn from the Basque word for "cave" — write sludge and doom metal that genuinely sounds like something dredged from underground. Formed in 2019, they're one of the heavier entries in Denver's already formidable heavy underground.
Haitón del Guarataro is a one-man black/doom metal project from Buenos Aires created by Alexis Uribe in 2024, drawing exclusively on Latin American folklore — myths, legends, and spectral figures — as lyrical subject matter. Uribe self-handled all instrumentation, production, and artwork on the debut Fathomage Chants (August 2024), which explored Venezuelan legends, and the follow-up Pombero (May 2025), a five-track conceptual work centered on the Guaraní mythological creature of the same name.
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.
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