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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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A volatile heavy metal entity from Birmingham, contributing to the british underground since 2010. Powerful vocals and driving riffs define their contribution to traditional metal.
Viking/black metal and neofolk project from Eitorf, Germany, active since 2008. Their dual approach combines the aggression of Viking black metal with the acoustic intimacy of neofolk, celebrating Norse heritage.
Alabama's Halgena have been crafting melodic black metal since 2012, weaving cold atmospheric passages into material that still carries genuine ferocity. Location unknown within the state, but their sound is unmistakably Northern in character.
Black Metal act from Derbyshire in United Kingdom, active since 2021 and delivering relentless extremity. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Gothic metal/rock band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2020. Their releases including Magmatic Feelings blend dark, gothic atmospheres with rock accessibility, contributing to the Belarusian underground metal scene.
Finnish death metal trio from the eastern town of Kitee, active since 2020, channeling the filthy spirit of early Autopsy, Funebre, and Rottrevore. Their three albums of festering, old-school death metal have earned them a devoted following among connoisseurs of putrid extremity.
Hall of Gods is a neoclassical heavy metal project founded by São Paulo multi-instrumentalist Rafael Agostino, also known for his work with Armored Dawn. The project released its debut album A Tribute to the Gods of Music in 2025 through Abigail Records, featuring heavy metal reinterpretations of works by composers including Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Grieg, and Carlos Gomes. The album features guest vocalists Zak Stevens, Ralf Scheepers, Ronnie Romero, and Snowy Shaw, among others.
Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal act from Jyväskylä in Finland, active since 2017 and delivering devastating extremity. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
Black metal project from Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2021. Their sound carries the cold precision of Swiss black metal, channeling Alpine darkness through austere, unforgiving compositions.
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