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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Just is a heavy metal band from Hungary that delivers aggressive, hard-hitting compositions rooted in the Central European metal tradition. Their approach to heavy music channels the energy and intensity that characterizes Hungary's growing metal scene.
Houston's Just Art Dead have been mining the grim overlap between death and doom metal since 2018, crafting slow, suffocating compositions that weaponize atmosphere as effectively as they do brutality. A strong entry in the Texas extreme metal scene.
Just Before Dawn is a Swedish death metal band whose military-themed approach to the genre delivers mid-tempo destruction with ruthless efficiency. Their album Battle-Sight Zeroing channels combat imagery through crushing riffs and aggressive vocals, earning them a dedicated following in the Swedish death metal underground.
Just Darkness is a Russian depressive black metal project signed to Niflhel Records, channeling nihilistic sorrow expressed through cold melodies. Their self-titled debut EP (2020) delivers five tracks of atmospheric DSBM across a limited CD jewel case pressing of 300 copies, featuring the anonymous duo of S. on vocals and K. on composition.
Justabeli are a death/black metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2001, whose early work was rooted in brutal death metal before incorporating increasingly aggressive black metal elements. Their debut album Hell War (2008) was released through Impaled Records and earned them spots alongside acts such as Rotting Christ and Vulcano; subsequent releases include Cause the War Never Ends (2015), Intense Heavy Clash (2019), and Screaming Triumph (2023).
JustDrunk is a Russian metal and thrash punk band whose album Gipnodich (2016) delivers eight short, explosive tracks of aggressive crossover metal. Their fast, punishing compositions channel raw thrash energy through a punk-influenced framework.
Formed in 2024, Justicar is a newly assembled power metal act drawing members from across the country — epic in scope, melodic in character, and already making noise in a genre with a deep American fanbase.
Justice Theory is a melodic heavy metal and thrash metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland, releasing through Inverse Records. Their consistent output of singles including Fireborn (2023) and This is Our War (2025) demonstrates a polished blend of melodic sensibilities with heavier thrash elements characteristic of the Finnish metal sound.
Norfolk, Nebraska's Justified God Killing bring technical death metal to an unlikely setting — precision-engineered brutality crafted since 2021 in one of the country's smaller metal markets, proving the genre's reach extends well beyond the coasts.
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