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Irrational Pull (2020)
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Sludge/stoner metal band from Ghent, Belgium, active since 2012. Their heavy, groove-laden sound draws on the thick, fuzzy textures of stoner rock while anchoring everything in sludge metal's crushing weight.
Progressive doom/death metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2017. Their ambitious approach merges the crushing weight of doom-death with progressive complexity and dynamic shifts.
Hailing from Oulu in Finland, this progressive death/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2018. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
Rooted in Nokia's underground, this melodic death/thrash metal project delivers scorching compositions with conviction since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
An uncompromising groove/southern metal project from Plymouth, active since 2006. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Hurricane is a death metal band from Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France, active since 2017 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Hurrockaine is a heavy metal, hard rock, grunge band from Sosnowiec, Poland, active since 2017 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Rising from Torquay in United Kingdom, this sludge metal/hardcore outfit harnesses furious power since 2025. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
Chicago thrash-metalcore band Hurtlocker formed in 1998 and released a series of demos before issuing Fear in a Handful of Dust (2005) and Embrace the Fall (2007) on Napalm Records. Their sound bridged the aggressive thrash metal of the Bay Area with the metalcore aggression prominent in the mid-2000s American heavy scene. The band has since dissolved, leaving behind a compact catalog that reflected the crossover moment between those two worlds.
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