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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Based in Saarijärvi, this melodic black metal project has been a fixture of Finland's underground since 2002. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Black metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2018. Named after the deepest ocean zone, they craft abyssal black metal that plunges into uncharted sonic depths.
Black/death metal project from Hamburg/Kiel, Germany, formed in 2018. Their merciless fusion of black and death metal draws from the cold maritime atmosphere of Germany's northern coast.
San Diego's Hadoth deals in atmospheric black metal that prioritizes enveloping darkness over sheer violence — sweeping, textured, and deliberately cold. Formed in 2024, they're a recent addition to Southern California's contemplative black metal scene.
Emerging from Stockholm's underground, this progressive death/doom metal act has been forging devastating sonic fury since 2015. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Death/thrash/groove metal band from Iserlohn, Germany, active since 2012, freely distributing their music under Creative Commons. Their demo Pitch Black Attitude delivers ten tracks of politically charged death 'n' roll that blends death metal aggression with socially conscious themes.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Wolfenbuttel, Germany, formed in 2018. Their polished sound blends Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with the intensity of modern metalcore.
Spawned in Brest's underground, this melodic thrash/death metal outfit channels french ferocity since 2025. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Death metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their brutal approach draws on the rich tradition of Czech death metal, delivering crushing heaviness from the Moravian capital.
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