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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Crushing atmospheric black metal emanating from Moscow, active since 2013 within Russia's metal scene. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Thrash metal/crossover band from San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain, formed in 2019. Their high-energy crossover brings thrash aggression to the historic Canary Islands university city.
Death metal band from Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, active since 2016. Their brutal approach channels the genre's most punishing traditions from the Basque Country's elegant coastal capital.
Born in the blistering underground of Krasnodar, this goregrind act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2025. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Drawing from Pizzighettone's metal heritage, this power/symphonic metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2025. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Bulgarian black metal band from Sofia, formed in 2013, whose sound has evolved from raw black metal origins into melodic death/black metal territory. This stylistic progression demonstrates their ambition to push beyond the boundaries of a single subgenre.
Grindcore band from Nova Paka, Czech Republic, active since 2012. Their short, sharp bursts of sonic annihilation represent the most extreme end of the Czech underground music scene.
Bred in Astrakhan's underground, this act delivers dark thrash/groove metal since 2017. High-velocity riffs and pounding rhythms form the backbone of their sound.
Colorado Springs' Hit the Shadows work the metalcore format with the earnestness typical of the genre's Mountain West scene — heavy breakdowns, melodic passages, and a straightforward emotional directness that doesn't complicate what the genre does well.
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