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Actin' Up (2023)
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Green Man Rising (Demo) (2017)
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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Rooted in Lund's underground, this heavy metal project delivers harsh compositions with conviction since 2009. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Electronic groove/melodic death metal and synthwave project from Germany, formed in 2018. Their audacious fusion of electronic dance music elements with death metal heaviness creates a uniquely futuristic take on extreme metal.
Hans Platz is a German guitarist and composer trained at Berklee College of Music whose 2013 solo debut Timestamps, released on Piazza Recordings/Cargo Records, showcased his fusion of progressive metal, hard rock, and jazz-influenced virtuosity. The album featured contributions from drummers Marco Minnemann and Wolfgang Haffner as well as guest guitarist Mattias IA Eklundh of Freak Kitchen. Beyond his solo work, Platz has contributed to Feuerschwanz and co-founded The Dark Side of the Moon in 2021 with Ad Infinitum vocalist Melissa Bonny and Amaranthe drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen.
Hansen have flown without a home state since forming in 2010, a nomadic heavy metal operation that lets the music do the orienting — straightforward, song-driven, and rooted in the genre's classic energy.
A savage atmospheric black/doom metal entity from Hungary, active since 2017. Cold atmospheres and venomous vocals define their particular approach to the genre.
Thrash metal band from Pilsen, Czech Republic, active since 2014. Their aggressive thrash channels the legacy of Czech speed and thrash metal from the home of Bohemian brewing and heavy music.
Hantan is a heavy/groove metal band from Paisley, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Melodic death metal outfit from the small town of Säkylä in Satakunta, active since 2013. Their mortar-themed name matches explosive compositions blending Finnish melodic death traditions with aggressive precision.
South Florida's Hanus emerged from Margate in 2024, bringing a death-thrash attack steeped in the Sunshine State's long tradition of extreme metal — fast, angry, and technically sharp.
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