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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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Anchorage's Halfbreed mash stoner fuzz with thrash aggression — a combination that sounds like a remote Alaskan winter: isolating, harsh, and oddly beautiful. One of the more distinctive acts to emerge from Alaska's small but committed metal scene since 2021.
Halfdream is an instrumental progressive post-metal project founded by guitarist Marcelo Murata in São Paulo, Brazil, around 2012–2013. The band blends heavy metal riffing and extended guitar work with atmospheric post-rock passages and piano, as showcased on their 2014 release Kaleidoscope. The lineup also includes guitarist Bruno Cabral, bassist Vitor Nishikiori, and drummer Caio Pavanelli.
Sludge/gothic/death metal band from Palafolls, Spain, formed in 2023. Their genre-spanning approach blends sludge heaviness, gothic atmosphere, and death metal brutality from the Catalan coast.
Operating from Catania, this melodic death metal project has been shaping raw sound since 2012. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
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.
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