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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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Black/death metal and grindcore band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2013. Their three-pronged extreme assault merges blackened fury, death metal weight, and grindcore brevity from the Hanseatic city.
Death metal/deathcore band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2019. Their crushing modern extremity channels the heaviest end of the Hamburg underground metal scene.
Hyedrah is a heavy and power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose core members have included guitarist and keyboardist Leónidas Vera Janavel, drummer Christian Montes, and bassist Adolfo Arbelaez. The band released their debut full-length "Rompiendo el Silencio" in June 2015 and followed it with the EP "Fuego en la Oscuridad" in November 2016.
Melodic black metal band from Erndtebruck, Germany, active since 2004. Two decades of melodically refined black metal from the Wittgenstein region of Westphalia demonstrate their enduring craft.
Thrash metal band from Haaltert, Belgium, formed in 2020. Their energetic approach channels the classic thrash revival spirit with speed-fueled riffing and aggressive delivery from the East Flemish scene.
An established atmospheric black metal voice from Bratislava, contributing to Slovakia's underground since 2017. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Heavy/power metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2020. Their anthemic sound channels the soaring melodies and commanding riffs of classic German power metal.
Gothic/doom metal project blending French and Belgian roots, formed in 2022 and released through Malpermesita Records. Their album Order of the Mist fuses Japanese aesthetics with Nordic mysticism, defined by Lady IX's masked stage presence, haunting vocals, and melodic guitar work.
Hyleon is a black/doom metal act from Oradea, Romania, active since 1995 and merging black metal's cold intensity with doom's suffocating weight. The project inhabits the darkest intersection of both genres.
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