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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Thrash/speed metal band from Brokeloh, Germany, active since 2009, later evolving into death metal territory. Their stylistic progression from thrash to death metal reflects a deepening commitment to extreme aggression.
Death metal outfit from Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, active since 2015. Their scarred name matches a decade of punishing death metal compositions from the Granite City's underground.
Host is a black/heavy metal with thrash metal influences act from Zawiercie, Poland, active since 2019 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Heavy metal and hard rock outfit from York in North Yorkshire, active since 2014. Their mythological name channels the drama of classic metal with the ancient atmosphere of one of England's most historic cities.
Hostia is a death metal/grindcore band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Rooted in Jyväskylä's underground, this melodic death metal project delivers raw compositions with conviction since 2005. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Barrington, Illinois's Hostile have been delivering groove-laced heavy metal since 2010, fusing the punch of groove metal with the directness of traditional heavy metal. Suburban Midwest aggression with a low center of gravity.
A raw melodic death/gothic metal entity from Ryazan in Russia, contributing to the regional underground. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
Speed thrash metal act from Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, active since 2019. Their determined name suits aggressive compositions channeling classic thrash from the shores of Cardigan Bay.
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