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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Death Metal act from Istanbul in Turkey, active since 2017 and delivering fierce extremity. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Hole of Jesus is a black/death metal band from Franco da Rocha, São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2019. They released their debut full-length "Rapture to Hell" in October 2019, an eight-track album featuring songs such as "Bowels of Christ (The Blasphemy Is Necessary)" and "Face the Leviathan." The band also appeared on a split release with Necrogosto.
Melodic death/groove metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their accessible yet heavy sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melodic death metal and the headbanging groove of modern metal.
Born in the devastating underground of Borlänge, this raw black metal/punk act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2021. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Hollengammler is a progressive black metal project from Poltava, Ukraine, active since 2024 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Ukraine black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Viennese symphonic and folk-inflected melodic death metal act formed in 1999, signed to Napalm Records. Across four releases from Domus Mundi to Tyrants and Wraiths, Hollenthon craft uniquely epic and colorful compositions where every song stands as a distinct statement.
Apopka, Florida's Hollentor deal in the epic and the anthemic, blending heavy metal muscle with power metal's soaring sensibility since 2017. Their name — German for "gateway to hell" — hints at the grandiose drama they pursue.
Progressive Metal/Rock outfit rooted in Stockholm, channeling relentless underground intensity since 2024. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Soaring Heavy / Power Metal (early); Alternative / Hard Rock (later) from Houston.
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